Inflammatory and Other Nonneoplastic Disorders of the Pancreas

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Chapter Outline Introduction Acute Pancreatitis Chronic Pancreatitis Confirming a Diagnosis Alcoholic Pancreatitis Genetics of Pancreatitis Trypsinogen Mutations SPINK1 Mutations CFTR Mutations Hereditary Pancreatitis Pancreatic Divisum Autoimmune Pancreatitis Paraduodenal Pancreatitis (“Groove”…

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Benign and Malignant Tumors of the Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Biliary Tract

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Chapter Outline Introduction Sampling Gallbladder Specimens Gallbladder Tumoral Intraepithelial Neoplasms Intracholecystic Papillary-Tubular Neoplasms Mucinous Cystic Neoplasms Nontumoral Preinvasive Lesions: Dysplasia and Carcinoma In Situ Adenocarcinoma Papillary Carcinomas Mucinous Carcinoma Adenosquamous…

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Algorithmic Approach to Diagnosis of Liver Disorders

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Chapter Outline Introduction Helpful Diagnostic Tips Identification of Major Pattern of Injury Predominantly Portal Inflammation Ductular Reaction Steatosis Prominent Lobular Inflammation Pigments in the Liver Fibrosis (and Cirrhosis) Diagnosis of…

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Liver Pathology in Pregnancy

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Chapter Outline Introduction Laboratory and Histologic Changes of the Liver in Pregnancy Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy Preeclampsia and Eclampsia HELLP Syndrome Hepatic Rupture Hyperemesis Gravidarum…

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Tumors of Major and Minor Ampulla

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Chapter Outline Introduction Anatomic and Histologic Considerations Classification of Ampullary Tumors Preinvasive Neoplasms Adenomas of the Ampullary Duodenum Intraampullary Papillary-Tubular Neoplasms Flat Dysplasia Invasive Adenocarcinomas Uncommon Carcinomas Staging of Ampullary…

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Liver Tissue Processing and Normal Histology

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Chapter Outline Liver Biopsy Specimens Specimen Handling Normal Microanatomy of the Liver Interpretation of Liver Biopsies Liver Resection Specimens Partial Hepatectomies Liver Explants Routine and Special Stains Immunohistochemistry Electron Microscopy…

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Autoimmune and Chronic Cholestatic Disorders of the Liver

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Chapter Outline Introduction Autoimmune Hepatitis Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Overlap Syndromes Immunoglobulin G4–Associated Cholangitis Secondary Sclerosing Cholangitis Ischemic Cholangitis Miscellaneous Ductopenic Syndromes Obstructive Cholangitis Introduction The three most…

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Inflammatory Disorders of the Large Intestine

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Chapter Outline Approach to Evaluating Colitis Normal Versus Abnormal Acute Versus Chronic Colitis Ulcerative Colitis Crohn’s Colitis Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Unknown Type (Indeterminate Colitis) Dysplasia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease…

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Molecular Pathogenesis and Diagnostics of Hepatocellular Tumors

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Chapter Outline Introduction Benign Hepatocellular Tumors Focal Nodular Hyperplasia Hepatocellular Adenoma Use of Molecular Diagnostics Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Its Precursors Molecular Changes in Hepatocarcinogenesis Precancerous Lesions in Hepatocarcinogenesis Early Hepatocellular…

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Mesenchymal Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract

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Chapter Outline Introduction Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors (GISTs) GIST Syndromes and Succinate Dehydrogenase–Deficient GISTs Tumors of Neural Origin Schwannoma Gangliocytic Paraganglioma Ganglioneuroma and Ganglioneuromatosis Mucosal Perineurioma Mucosal Schwann Cell Hamartoma Granular…

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