A brand-new text devoted to the use of all of the diagnostic techniques used in modern pathology laboratories
It serves as a one-stop resource on the "how-to" aspects of immunopathological, molecular biological, flow cytometric and image analysis methods. Comprehensive and practical, this superb reference considers both diagnostic and prognostic applications.

Features

Divides content into three major sections to address basic principles, techniques and organ system-specific diagnostic problems
Covers today's hottest topics, including detailed reproductive protocols for immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization techniques solution hybridization and blotting techniques amplifications methods and flow cytometry or antigen expression
Presents whole chapter coverage of specific diagnostic issues for each organ system
Examines the basic science behind each diagnostic method, including oncogenes,
tumour suppressor genes and antigens

Contents

PART I. PRINCIPLES
1. Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressor Genes
2. Antigens

PART II. PROTOCOLS
3. Immunohistochemistry and In Situ Hybridization Techniques
4. Solution Hybridization and Blotting Techniques
5. Amplification Methods

PART III. PRACTICE
6. Infectious Diseases
7. Cardiovascular System
8. Lung, Mediastinum, and Pleura
9. Kidney
10. Testes, Bladder, Prostate
11. Digestive System
12. Breast and Female Reproductive Tract
13. Endocrine System
14. Hematologic and Lymphoid System
15. Bones and Soft Tissue
16. Skin
17. Cytopathology
APPENDICES