Surgical Pathology of the Thyroid

Part 1 Non-neoplastic conditions: developmental biology and anatomy of the thyroid, including the aberrant thyroid; thyroid function, normal and abnormal, and its evaluation; acute inflammation in the thyroid; granulomas in the thyroid; lymphocytes in the thyroid; fibrosis in the thyroid; pigments, crystals, and infiltrative lesions of the thyroid. Part 2 Thyroid tumours: papillary lesions of the thyroid; follicular lesions of the thyroid; lesions of the C-cells and medullary carcinoma; undifferentiated or anaplastic carcinoma; Hurthle cell lesions; squamous lesions of the thyroid; lymphoid and hematopoietic lesions; unusual tumours and tumour-like conditions of the thyroid; thyroid lesions in unusual places. Part 3 Special techniques and diagnostic aids: cytology and needle biopsy; special techniques in their use in thyroid pathology diagnosis; what you always wanted to know about thyroid pathology but were afraid to ask.