Pathology of transplantation : a practical diagnostic approach Pathology of transplantation : a practical diagnostic approach

Many pathologists find the interpretation of biopsies and other surgical specimens from solid organ, stem cell and bone marrow transplants challenging. Pathology of Transplantation provides a practical structured and logical approach to the diagnostic interpretation of the range of specimens from patients with solid organ, stem cell and bone marrow transplants, including the assessment of native and donor organs, with emphasis on resolution of pathological and clinico-pathological differential diagnoses including the diverse forms of rejection, recurrent and de novo diseases, drug-induced alterations, infections and other pathologies relevant to the system or tissue. In addition, this provides information on some of the critical clinical consequences of pathological diagnoses and guidelines for interaction and effective communication with transplant clinicians thereby ensuring the best possible care to patients with transplants. Pathology of Transplantation provides a relatively simple but diagnostically comprehensive and practical book that the pathologist will keep on hand and pick up to rapidly find answers in daily practice of transplantation pathology. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-6 Immunobiology of Transplantation....Pages 7-51 Immunosuppressive Drugs in Solid Organ Transplantation....Pages 53-79 Heart Transplantation....Pages 81-119 Lung Transplantation....Pages 121-172 Liver Transplantation....Pages 173-263 Pancreas Transplantation....Pages 265-298 Intestinal Transplantation....Pages 299-313 Kidney Transplantation....Pages 315-399 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation....Pages 401-449 Transplantation and Malignancy....Pages 451-476 Future Directions in Transplantation....Pages 477-478 Back Matter....Pages 479-483