Practical Hepatic Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach

Dr. Romil Saxena is Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of the Liver Pathology Service, and Director of the Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, USA. Dr. Saxena completed fellowships in Liver Pathology at King's College Hospital, London, Liver Pathology and Gene Therapy at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC and in Gastrointestinal Pathology at Yale University Medical Center. She has previously served on the faculty of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC and Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. Dr. Saxena has taught numerous courses, and given invited talks and lectures globally on liver pathology and liver diseases. She is the author of 150 articles and numerous textbook chapters on liver diseases, including in the 4th and 5th editions of the WHO Classification of Tumors of the Digestive System, and the debut volume on WHO Classification of Pediatric Tumors. She is the editor of Practical Hepatic Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach, a popular textbook on liver pathology published by Elsevier, currently in its second edition. She has served, by invitation, on the WHO working group for classification of liver tumors, and as guest editor for an issue of Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology on Liver tumors.

• SECTION I: BASIC CONCEPTS IN LIVER PATHOLOGY1. Microscopic Anatomy, Basic Terms, and Elemental LesionsSECTION II: CLINICAL, LABORATORY, AND RADIOLOGIC FEATURES OF LIVER DISEASE2. Clinical Features of Liver Disease3. Laboratory Tests in Liver Disease4. Investigative Imaging of the LiverSECTION III: LIVER DISEASES OF CHILDHOOD5. Liver Diseases of ChildhoodSECTION IV: METABOLIC DISEASES OF THE LIVER6. Medical Genetics and Biochemistry in Diagnosis and Management7. Histologic Patterns of Metabolic Liver Diseases8. Liver in Wilson Disease9. Liver Disease in Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency10. Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis11. Liver Disease in Iron Overload12. Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseSECTION V: INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF THE LIVER13. Acute Viral Hepatitis14. Hepatitis B15. Hepatitis C16. Chronic Hepatitis: Grading and Staging17. Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of the Liver18. Nonviral Infections of the LiverSECTION VI: GRANULOMATOUS DISEASES OF THE LIVER19. Hepatic Granulomas: Differential Diagnosis20. Hepatic SarcoidosisSECTION VII: AUTOIMMUNE HEPATITIS21. Autoimmune Hepatitis and Overlap SyndromesSECTION VIII: DRUG- AND TOXIN-INDUCED LIVER INJURY22. Metabolism of Drugs and Xenobiotics23. Liver Injury Due to Drugs and Herbal Agents24. Alcohol-Induced Liver DiseaseSECTION IX: DISORDERS OF THE BILE DUCTS, BILE FORMATION, AND SECRETION25. Fibrocystic Liver Diseases26. Primary Biliary Cholangitis27. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis28. Loss of Intrahepatic Bile Ducts29A. Intrahepatic Cholestasis: Molecular Physiology of Bile Formation and Secretion29B. Intrahepatic Cholestasis: Diseases of Bile Formation and SecretionSECTION X: VASCULAR DISORDERS OF THE LIVER30. Vascular Disorders of the LiverSECTION XI: TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE LESIONS OF THE LIVER31. Premalignant and Early Malignant Hepatocellular Lesions in Chronic Hepatitis/Cirrhosis32. Benign Hepatocellular Tumors33. Hepatocellular Carcinoma34. Benign and Malignant Tumors of Bile Ducts35. Liver Tumors of Childhood36. Miscellaneous Liver Tumors and Tumor-like LesionsSECTION XII: LIVER TRANSPLANTATION37. Clinical Aspects of Liver Transplantation38. Pathology of Liver TransplantationSECTION XIII: EVOLVING CONCEPTS IN LIVER PATHOLOGY39. Biphenotypic Primary Liver Carcinoma40. Regression of Liver Fibrosis: From Myth to Reality41. Cirrhosis: A Term in Need of a Makeover

"Overall, highly recommended for clinical practice.Overall, Dr. Romil Saxena’s practical approach to liver pathology is highly recommended for clinical practice, not only for all those confronted daily with liver pathology!" --Virchows Archive