Specimen collection and processing -- Normal components -- Hyperplasia, reactive changes and metaplasia -- Respiratory infections -- Other nonneoplastic conditions -- Benign neoplasms -- Primary epithelial malignancies -- Primary nonepithelial malignancies -- Metastatic tumor
Summary
Focuses on pulmonary cytopathology. This work also focuses on specimen collection and preparation techniques as well as assessment of specimen adequacy and reporting of cytopathologic findings. It discusses each disease with illustration of the spectrum of changes, differential diagnoses and pitfalls
