The second edition of this text presents an overview of the most recent developments in this area including clinical presentation, etiology, pathogenesis, and differential diagnosis. The rationale for various therapies, including transplantation, is discussed and tissue diagnosis (its pitfalls and strategies for avoiding them) and laboratory support are included. The involvement of all major organ systems including renal/genitourinary, cardiac, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, peripheral nerve/central nervous system, soft tissue, skin, lymph node/spleen and bone marrow pathology is also covered.
Amyloid and Related Disorders, Second Edition will be invaluable to specialized and general pathologists as well as cytopathologists. Other medical professionals may also benefit from this concise update on the systemic amyloidoses.
About the Author: Maria M. Picken, MD, PhD
Professor of Pathology
Director of Surgical Pathology
Past President Renal Pathology Society
Loyola University Medical Center
Department of Pathology
2160 South First Avenue, Building 110, Room 2242
Maywood, IL
USA
Guillermo A. Herrera, M.D.
Albert G. And Harriet G. Smith Professor and Chair
LSU Health Shreveport
Department of Pathology
1501 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA
USA
Ahmet Dogan, MD, PhD
Chief, Hematopathology Service
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
1275 York Avenue
New York, NY
USA
