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Atlas and Text of Aspiration Biopsy Cytology
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fetal monitoring and obstetrics, contain too much physiologic and basic scientific data and not enough discussion of actual monitoring techniques. Fortunately, such contributions are the exception in this volume. Overall, this is an excellent book that will establish the standard for this genre of text in the future. It would be an ideal resource for anesthesiologists, intensive-care specialists, respiratory therapists, and all personnel involved in the management of patients in the ICU or operating room. It would be a valuable addition to the libraries of anesthesiology departments and ICUs. Michael J. Murray, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Intensive Care and Respiratory Therapy
Atlas and Text of Aspiration Biopsy Cytology, by Kenneth C. Suen, 273 pp, with illus, $79.50, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1990 This book is both an atlas and a textbook on aspiration cytology of multiple organ sites, excluding the central nervous system. It begins with a general introduction to aspiration, preparation techniques, stains, and the appropriate approach to the evaluation of the cytologic material. Subsequent chapters discuss cytologic findings characteristic of various pathologic conditions in specific organ sites. The text is liberally illustrated with black and white photographs of aspiration cytologic specimens and relevant histologic aspects of various diseases. Many (but not all) ofthe chapters include a paragraph on diagnostic accuracy, as reported in the literature and in the authors' own experience. Interspersed in the text are discussions of diagnostic pitfalls that should be valuable to cytopathologists when difficult or equivocal cases are encountered. The book closes with a short chapter on diagnostic immunocytochemistry and tumor markers. In general, the text and illustrations are directed toward morphologic features based on standard hematoxylin-eosin and Papanico-
Mayo Chn Proc, June 1990, Vol 65
laou stains; a rmrumum of material on immunostains and electron microscopy is included. Selective bibliographies at the end of each chapter provide a starting point for in-depth study, if desired. This book will be in competition with numerous other recently published textbooks on general fine-needle aspiration cytology written by other well-known authors in the field. In addition, it will compete with books devoted to specific organ sites, including the Ouides to Clinical Aspiration Biopsy series, for which Dr. Suen has contributed a volume on the retroperitoneum and intestine. A cytology laboratory would most likely procure one of the general texts and supplement it with organ-specific publications if their work volume and interest warrant further expenditures. This book provides a good general overview of the area of fine-needle aspiration cytology and should be of use to cytotechnologists, cytopathologists, and trainees in the field. In the preface, Dr. Suen emphasizes four philosophical premises: (1) the need for a histopathologic basis for interpretation of aspiration cytology, (2) the importance of pattern recognition in interpretation, (3) the importance of subclassifying and typing tumors beyond the ascertainment of their benign or malignant nature, and (4) incorporation of clinical data into the diagnostic effort. These important premises should be accepted and practiced by all those who engage in this exacting discipline. John R. Goellner, M.D. Division of Pathology
Surgical Pathology of Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease, 2nd ed (Major Problems in Pathology, Vol 13), by Anna-Luise A. Katzenstein and Frederic B. Askin, 603 pp, with illus, $70, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1990 Nonneoplastic diseases of the lung constitute a diverse group of pulmonary disorders, all of which require tissue (biopsy or autopsy) for
BOOK REVIEWS
fetal monitoring and obstetrics, contain too much physiologic and basic scientific data and not enough discussion of actual monitoring techniques. Fortunately, such contributions are the exception in this volume. Overall, this is an excellent book that will establish the standard for this genre of text in the future. It would be an ideal resource for anesthesiologists, intensive-care specialists, respiratory therapists, and all personnel involved in the management of patients in the ICU or operating room. It would be a valuable addition to the libraries of anesthesiology departments and ICUs. Michael J. Murray, M.D., Ph.D. Division of Intensive Care and Respiratory Therapy
Atlas and Text of Aspiration Biopsy Cytology, by Kenneth C. Suen, 273 pp, with illus, $79.50, Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1990 This book is both an atlas and a textbook on aspiration cytology of multiple organ sites, excluding the central nervous system. It begins with a general introduction to aspiration, preparation techniques, stains, and the appropriate approach to the evaluation of the cytologic material. Subsequent chapters discuss cytologic findings characteristic of various pathologic conditions in specific organ sites. The text is liberally illustrated with black and white photographs of aspiration cytologic specimens and relevant histologic aspects of various diseases. Many (but not all) ofthe chapters include a paragraph on diagnostic accuracy, as reported in the literature and in the authors' own experience. Interspersed in the text are discussions of diagnostic pitfalls that should be valuable to cytopathologists when difficult or equivocal cases are encountered. The book closes with a short chapter on diagnostic immunocytochemistry and tumor markers. In general, the text and illustrations are directed toward morphologic features based on standard hematoxylin-eosin and Papanico-
Mayo Chn Proc, June 1990, Vol 65
laou stains; a rmrumum of material on immunostains and electron microscopy is included. Selective bibliographies at the end of each chapter provide a starting point for in-depth study, if desired. This book will be in competition with numerous other recently published textbooks on general fine-needle aspiration cytology written by other well-known authors in the field. In addition, it will compete with books devoted to specific organ sites, including the Ouides to Clinical Aspiration Biopsy series, for which Dr. Suen has contributed a volume on the retroperitoneum and intestine. A cytology laboratory would most likely procure one of the general texts and supplement it with organ-specific publications if their work volume and interest warrant further expenditures. This book provides a good general overview of the area of fine-needle aspiration cytology and should be of use to cytotechnologists, cytopathologists, and trainees in the field. In the preface, Dr. Suen emphasizes four philosophical premises: (1) the need for a histopathologic basis for interpretation of aspiration cytology, (2) the importance of pattern recognition in interpretation, (3) the importance of subclassifying and typing tumors beyond the ascertainment of their benign or malignant nature, and (4) incorporation of clinical data into the diagnostic effort. These important premises should be accepted and practiced by all those who engage in this exacting discipline. John R. Goellner, M.D. Division of Pathology
Surgical Pathology of Non-Neoplastic Lung Disease, 2nd ed (Major Problems in Pathology, Vol 13), by Anna-Luise A. Katzenstein and Frederic B. Askin, 603 pp, with illus, $70, Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders Company, 1990 Nonneoplastic diseases of the lung constitute a diverse group of pulmonary disorders, all of which require tissue (biopsy or autopsy) for