This book parallels the strategy used by pathologists and pulmonologists to
arrive at a patient's diagnosis in daily practice, presenting examples with
histopathologic or clinical findings that challenge readers to rule out
possibilities from the differential diagnosis and determine the etiology and
appropriate treatment.
Emphasizes frequently encountered practical problems in differential diagnosis
With contributions from nearly 35 pathologists and clinicians who cover both
neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung diseases, Diagnostic Pulmonary Pathology
enhances communications between the pathologist and the clinician regarding lung
biopsies
assesses the clinical utility of transbronchial biopsy in various disease
processes
summarizes the relationship between patterns of mature fibrosis and the most
common associated pathological entities
describes