In the years since the publication of the third edition, awareness of the remarkable morphologic diversity of thyroid carcinoma has notably expanded, and great advances have been made in unravelling the molecular genetic features of thyroid and parathyroid tumours. There has also been an increased interest in the use of the fine-needle aspiration technique for the diagnosis and management of thyroid tumours, and in the role of the pathologist in the operative handling of the hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland. This volume documents the most significant advances that have taken place since the previous edition, emphasising those with a practical application at the clinical level. The format remains similar to that of the previous versions, but the two thyroid and parathyroid editions have been merged into one, and most of the black and white images and photomicrographs have been replaced with colour. The authors include a number of the most recent references, but have not ignored the classic works in the field, many of which have descriptions, illustrations, and insights that cannot be bettered. This edition fulfils the original goal of this series, which is that of helping the pathologist diagnose and anticipate the behavior of the tumours and tumour-like lesions included in this publication.

This volume covers tumors of the pituary, the thyroid and parathyroid, the adrenal gland, the endocrine pancreas, and inherited tumor syndromes. Each entity is extensively discussed with information on clinicopathological, epidemiological, immunophenotypic and genetic aspects of these diseases. The book is an authoritative, concise reference, prepared by 150 authors from 20 countries. It contains more than 500 color photographs, numerous, MRIs, ultrasound images, CT scans, charts and more than 2900 references.This book is in the series commonly referred to as the "Blue Book" series."Pathology and Genetics of Tumors of Endocrine Organs"Contributors: Dr. Susan L. Abbondanzo, Dr. GoranAkerstrom, Dr. Lars Andreas Akslen, Dr. Jorgo Albores-Saavedra, Dr. Micheala A. Aldred, Dr. Katsuyki Aozasa, Dr. Andrew Arnold, Dr. Sylvia L. Asa, Dr. Zubair W. Baloch, Dr. Ariel L. Barkan, Dr. Bora E. Baysal, Dr. Gazanfer Belge, Dr. Xavier Bertagna, Dr. Wojciech Biernat, Dr. John P. Bilezikian, Dr. Scott Boerner, Dr. Tom Bohling, Dr. Lennart Bondeson, Dr. Ceasare Bordi, Dr. Gianni Bussolati, Dr. Blake Cady, Dr. Alain Calender, Dr. Jose Cameselle-Teijeiro, Dr. Carlo Capella, Dr. Maria Luise Carcanciu, Dr. J. Aiden Carney, Dr. Paul Caruso, Dr. Barbara Centeno, Dr. John K. C. Chan, Dr. Liang Cheng, Dr. Runjan Chetty, Dr. Wah Cheuk, Dr. George P. Chrousos, Dr. Orlo H. Clark, Dr. Randall D. Craver, Dr. Yogeshwar Dayal, Dr. Ronald R. De Krijger, Dr. Ronald A. Delellis, Dr. Kari-Michael Derwahl, Dr. David M. Dorfman, Carrlo Melvin Drovdlic, Dr. Damian E. Dupuy, Dr. Charles Eng, Dr. Vincenzo Eusebi, Dr. Harry L. Evans, Dr. D. Gareth Evans, Dr. Sheroon Ezzat, Dr. James A. Fagin, Dr. William Clay Faquin, Dr. Nadir R. Farid, Dr. P. Farid, Dr. William E. Farrell, Dr. William Foulkes, Dr. Kaarle O. Franssila, Dr. Robert F. Gagel, Dr. Kim R. Geisinger, Dr. Ronald A. Ghossein, Dr. Oliver Gimm, Dr. Thomas J. Giordano, Dr. Dario Guiffrida, Dr. Lara Grimelius, Dr. Gerardo Esteban Guiter, Dr. Philip I. Haigh, Dr. Hector Ruben Harach, Dr. Ian D. Hay, Dr. Philipp U. Heitz, Dr. Geoffrey N. Hendy, Dr. Mitsauyoshi Hirokawa, Dr. Eva Horvath, Dr. Leonard B. Kahn, Dr. Klaus Kaserer, Dr. Akiro Kawashima, Dr. Noriko Kimura, Dr. Yutaka Kitamura, Dr. Paul Kleihues, Dr. David S. Klimstra, Dr. Richard T. Kloos, Dr. Gunter Kloppel, Dr. Christian A. Koch, Dr. Paul Komminoth, Dr. George Kontogeorgos, Dr. Kalman Kovacs, Dr. Todd Gerard Kroll, Dr. Alfred King Yin Lam, Dr. Catherine Larsson, Dr. Juen Lechago, Dr. E. Paul Lindell, Dr. Virginia Livolsi, Dr. Ricardo V. Lloyd, Dr. M. Beatriz S. Lopes, Dr. Eamonn R. Maher, Dr. Xavier Matias-Guiu, Dr. Ernest L. Mazzaferri, Dr. Anne Marie McNicol, Dr. L. Jeffrey Medeiros, Dr. Maria J. Merino, Dr. Jeffrey F. Moley, Dr. Carl D. Morrison, Dr. Lois Mulligan, Dr. Katherine L. Nathanson, Dr. Hartmut P. Neumann, Dr. Yuri E. Nikiforov, Dr. Shiro Noguchi, Dr. Vania Nose, Professor Kjell Oberg, Dr. Nelson G. Ordonez, Dr. Josep Oriola, Dr. Robert Yoshiyuki Osamura, Dr. Mauro Papotti, Dr. Ralf Paschke, Dr. Juha Peltonen, Dr. Aurel Perren, Dr. Silvana Pilotti, Dr. Karl H. Plate, Dr. Hartmut M. Rabes, Dr. Guido Rindi, Dr. Fedorico Roncaroli, Dr. Sergio Vidal Ruibal, Dr. Wolfgang Saeger, Dr. Atsuhiko Sakamoto, Dr. Toshiaki Sano, Dr. Massimo Santoro, Dr. Hironobu Sasano, Dr. Bernd W. Scheithauer, Dr. Katherine A. Schneider, Dr. Arthur B. Schneider, Dr. Jean Yves Scoazec, Dr. Elizabeth Shane, Dr. Leslie H. Sobin, Dr. Manual Sobrinho-Simoes, Dr. Ernst J. M. Speel, Dr. Constantine A. Stratakis, Dr. Hugo Studer, Dr. Iwao Sugitani, Dr. Saul Suster, Mr. Kevin M. Sweet, Dr. Giovanni Tallini, Dr. Bin Tean The, Dr. Lester D.R. Thompson, Dr. Arthur S. Tischler, Dr. Jacqueline Trouillas, Dr. Thomas M. Ulbright, Dr. M. Volante, Dr. Petri.E. Voutilainen, Dr. Robert Watson, Dr. A. L. Weber, Dr. Loe S. Weinstein, Dr. Lawrence M. Weiss, Dr. Bruce M. Wenig, Dr. E. Dilwyn Williams, Dr. Shozo Yamada, Dr. William F. Young JR, Dr. Mauren Zakowski