BIOPSY INTERPRETATION SERIES
Series Editor: Jonathan I. Epstein, MD
Biopsy Interpretation of Soft Tissue Tumors, 2/e
Cyril Fisher, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, and Khin Thway, 2015
Biopsy Interpretation of the Uterine Cervix and Corpus, 2/e
Anais Malpica and Elizabeth D. Euscher, 2015
Biopsy Interpretation: The Frozen Section, 2/e
Jerome B. Taxy, Aliya N. Husain, and Anthony G. Montag, 2014
Biopsy Interpretation of the Liver
Michael Torbenson, 2014
Biopsy Interpretation of the Prostate, 5/e
Jonathan I. Epstein, 2014
Biopsy Interpretation: Pediatric Lesions
Aliya N. Husain, 2014
Biopsy Interpretation of the Kidney and Adrenal Gland
Satish Tickoo, Yingbei Chen, and Debra Zynger, 2014
Biopsy Interpretation of the Gastrointestinal Tract Mucosa: Non-Neoplastic, 2/e (Vol. 1)
Elizabeth A. Montgomery and Lysandra Voltaggio, 2011
Biopsy Interpretation of the Gastrointestinal Tract Mucosa: Neoplastic, 2/e (Vol. 2)
Elizabeth A. Montgomery and Lysandra Voltaggio, 2012
Biopsy Interpretation of the Upper Aerodigestive Tract and Ear, 2/e
Edward B. Stelow and Stacey E. Mills, 2012
Biopsy Interpretation of the Breast, 2/e
Stuart J. Schnitt and Laura C. Collins, 2012
Biopsy Interpretation of the Lung
Saul Suster and Cesar A. Moran, 2012
Biopsy Interpretation of the Central Nervous System
Matthew J. Schniederjan, Daniel J. Brat, 2011
Biopsy Interpretation of the Bladder, 2/e
Jonathan I. Epstein, Mahul B. Amin, and Victor E. Reuter, 2010
Biopsy Interpretation of Soft Tissue Tumors
Cyril Fisher, Elizabeth A. Montgomery, and Khin Thway, 2010
Biopsy Interpretation of the Skin
A. Neil Crowson, Cynthia M. Magro, and Martin C. Mihm, 2010
Biopsy Interpretation of the Thyroid
Scott L. Boerner and Sylvia L. Asa, 2009
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SECOND EDITION
Jerome B. Taxy, MD
Attending Pathologist
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Evanston, Illinois
Clinical Professor of Pathology
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Formerly
Professor of Pathology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Aliya N. Husain, MD
Professor
Department of Pathology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Anthony G. Montag, MD
Professor
Departments of Pathology and Surgery
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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To Gail.
Jerome B. Taxy
As you know if you are the youngest sibling, they have a huge hand in shaping you. So,this is dedicated to my brothers and sister, Hamid, Samina, and Ahmad Omar, with great appreciation of their influence on me andtheir love and support throughout my life.
Aliya N. Husain
To Kathy.
Anthony G. Montag
CONTRIBUTORS
Adriana Acurio, MD
Attending Physician
Department of Pathology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
Rosalind Franklin University
North Chicago, Illinois
John Anastasi, MD
Associate Professor
Hematopathology Section
Department of Pathology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Tatjana Antic, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Ilyssa O. Gordon, MD, PhD
Associate Pathologist
Department of Anatomic Pathology
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
John Hart, MD
Professor
Sections of Surgical Pathology and Hepatology
University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois