Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology (eBook)

César R. Lacruz,  MD, PhD, FIAC  Consultant Pathologist, Assistant Professor PathologyUniversity General Hospital “Gregorio Marañón”, Department of Pathology, Madrid, SpainJavier Saénz de Santamaría, MD, PhD, FIAC  Director of Anatomic Pathology, Professor of Pathology University Hospital, Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, SpainRicardo H. Bardales, MD, MIAC  Staff PathologistOutpatient Pathology Associates, Sacramento, CA, USA

Chapter 1 Introduction to CNS Intraoperative Cytopathology   Historical Background   Accuracy of CNS Intraoperative Cytopathology   Histologic Types of CNS NeoplasmsChapter 2 Clinical, Radiologic, and Technical Considerations   Clinical Considerations   Radiologic Considerations   Technical ConsiderationsChapter 3 Algorithmic Approach to CNS Intraoperative Cytopathology   Sample Triage   Smear Evaluation   General Category InterpretationChapter 4 Normal Brain and Gliosis   White Matter Pattern   Gray Matter Pattern   Cerebellar Cortex Pattern   Choroid Plexus Pattern   Leptomeningeal Pattern   Reactive gliosis   Contaminants  Chapter 5 Astrocytic Tumors   Diffusely Infiltrating Astrocytomas    Diffuse Astrocytoma    Anaplastic Astrocytoma    Glioblastoma   Pilocytic astrocytoma   Special Astrocytic Tumors    Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma    Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma    Gliomatosis CerebriChapter 6 Oligodendroglial Tumors   Oligodendroglioma   Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma Chapter 7 Ependymal Tumors   Ependymoma   Anaplastic Ependymoma   Subependymoma   Myxopapillary Ependymoma   Chapter 8 Choroid Plexus Tumors   Choroid Plexus Papilloma   Choroid Plexus CarcinomaChapter 9 Neuronal and Glioneural Tumors   Desmoplastic Infantile Ganglioglioma/Astrocytoma   Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor   Gangliocytoma and Ganglioglioma   Central Neurocytoma   Spinal ParagangliomaChapter 10 Embryonal Tumors   Medulloblastoma   Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors   Atypical Teratoid-Rhabdoid TumorChapter 11 Meningeal Tumors   Meningioma   Hemangioblastoma   HemangiopericytomaChapter 12 CNS Germ Cell Tumors   Germinoma   Teratomas   Malignant Non-germinomatous Germ Cell Tumors  Chapter 13 Tumors of the Hematopoietic System   Primary CNS Lymphoma   Plasmacytoma   Granulocytic Sarcoma   Histiocytic Lesions Chapter 14 Tumors of the Cranial and Spinal Nerves   Schwannoma   NeurofibromaChapter 15 Tumors of the Pineal Region   Pineocytoma   Pineoblastoma   Pineal Glial CystChapter 16 Tumors of the Sellar Region   Pituitary Adenoma   Craniopharyngioma   Other Lesions of the Sellar Region Chapter 17 Metastatic TumorsChapter 18 Benign Cystic Lesions   Squamous Epithelium-Lined Cysts   Columnar Epithelium-Lined Cysts   Non Epithelial-Lined Cysts    Chapter 19 Non-Neoplastic Disorders   Acute Inflammatory Cell-Rich Lesions   Epithelioid-Cell and Lymphoid-Cell Rich Lesions   Macrophage-Rich Lesions   Inflammatory Lesions in AIDS Chapter 20 Extradural Mass Lesions Compressing the Spinal Cord   Neoplastic Lesions   Non Neoplastic Lesions