Infectious lung disease -- Acute lung injury and non-infectious pneumonias -- Interstitial lung disease -- Occupational lung disease -- Vascular disorders of the lung -- Pulmonary airway disease -- Histiocytic lesions of the lung -- Unusual non-neoplastic pulmonary conditions -- Cystic lung disease -- Benign hematopoietic disorders of the lung -- Benign epithelial tumors of the lung -- Malignant epithelial tumors of the lung -- Neuroendocrine tumors of the lung -- Mesenchymal tumors of the lung -- Salivary gland-type tumors of the lung -- Biphasic lung tumors -- Ectopic tumors of the lung -- Malignant hematopoietic disorders of the lung -- Metastatic disease to the lung -- Infectious diseases of the pleura -- Non-infectious diseases of the pleura -- Mesotheliomatous tumors of the pleura -- Non-mesotheliomatous tumors of the pleura -- Pleural lymphomas -- Benign cystic mediastinal lesions -- Benign non-cystic mediastinal disease -- Benign hematopoietic disorders of the mediastinum -- Thymic epithelial neoplasms -- Neuroendocrine tumors of the mediastinum -- Mediastinal germ cell tumors -- Mesenchymal tumors of the mediastinum -- Malignant hematopoietic disorders of the mediastinum.

This book covers the wide subject of pathological processes that can affect the lung, pleura and mediastinum. It is meant to offer the practicing surgical pathologist as well pathologists in training a practical approach to the diagnosis of the many entities that can be found in the thoracic cavity. The current work covers the whole range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic thoracic pathology subdivided by anatomic site and arranged by family of tumors for neoplastic disease and by etiology or affected structure for non-neoplastic disease. The emphasis of this book lies on a morphological approach to the diagnosis of thoracic pathology, and is supported by information about ancillary techniques and inclusion of generous photomicrographs, tables and illustrations. Diagnostic Thoracic Pathology aims to enhance the interest of the reader in the subject of thoracic pathology and most of all assist surgical pathologists in their daily practice.