"Although multivolume textbooks, as well as subspecialty texts, continue to have a central role in education and in everyday clinical practice, this manual is focused on meeting the immediate needs of an ever-accelerating world in which pathology residents and fellows never seem to have enough time to "get it all done," pathologists in practice never seem to be able to sign out cases quickly enough to satisfy their clinical colleagues, and their clinical colleagues themselves need a ready and available reference in surgical pathology when the pathologist is not immediately available. As with the first and second editions, it is our goal that this latest edition, continuing in the fast-access Washington Manual outline format, will fill this niche in our hectic world. A companion website offers the fully searchable text and an online image bank of over 2,800 fullcolor images (see the inside front cover for website access information)"--Provided by publisher