Description
Canine and Feline Liver Cytology is a practical and highly illustrated manual with detailed descriptions of cytological features of hepatic diseases and numerous high-quality illustrations to aid in reader comprehension. The primary aim of the text is to describe the correlation of cytological findings with pathological processes in order to provide useful information to clinicians in management of hepatic diseases. Key features include: – General bases for interpretation of hepatic cytology, covering limits of cytology, value of cytology for a definitive diagnosis, and relationship with clinical data; – a specific reversible injury to hepatocytes, covering hepatocellular swelling, steroid induced hepatopathy, hepatocellular steatosis, and feathery degeneration; – irreversible injury to hepatocytes, covering necrosis and apoptosis, and inflammation, covering neutrophilic, eosinophilic, macrophagic, and lymphoplasmacytic inflammation; – and chronic hepatic diseases, with focus on cytological features of fibrosis. This ebook enables readers to interpret all the cytopathological changes in liver pathology and the relationship with clinical primary and secondary causes. 289 p.
- .Carlo Masserdotti. DVM, Dipl. ECVCP, Spec Bioch Clin IAT; Veterinary Clinical Pathologist. IDEXX Laboratories, Brescia (Italy).
- Publication date (digital version): 2023-08.
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