Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology

​The Essentials in Cytopathology book series fulfills the need for an easy-to-use and authoritative synopsis of site specific topics in cytopathology. These guide books fit into the lab coat pocket and are ideal for portability and quick reference. Each volume is heavily illustrated with a full color art program, while the text follows a user-friendly outline format.  

Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology covers the full spectrum of benign and malignant conditions of the CNS with emphasis on common disorders. The volume is heavily illustrated and contains useful algorithms that guide the reader through the differential diagnosis of common and uncommon entities encountered in the field of intraoperative neuro-cytopathology. Central Nervous System Intraoperative Cytopathology is a valuable quick reference for pathologists, cytopathologists, and fellows and trainees dealing with this exigent field.​

• Choroid plexus
• Glioneural tumors
• Hemangioblastoma
• Hematopoietic tissue
• Meningioma
• Neuroglia

• Department of Pathology, University General Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain

  César R. Lacruz

• Department of Pathology, University Hospital Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, Spain

  Javier Saénz de Santamaría

• Pathologist, Outpatient Pathology Associates, Sacramento, USA

  Ricardo H. Bardales

César R. Lacruz,  MD, PhD, FIAC 
Consultant Pathologist, Assistant Professor Pathology
University General Hospital “Gregorio Marañón”, Department of Pathology, Madrid, Spain

Javier Saénz de Santamaría, MD, PhD, FIAC 
Director of Anatomic Pathology, Professor of Pathology
University Hospital, Extremadura Medical School, Badajoz, Spain

Ricardo H. Bardales, MD, MIAC 
Staff Pathologist
Outpatient Pathology Associates, Sacramento, CA, USA

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