This is the latest volume in the WHO Series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. It is an authoritative and concise reference book providing an international standard for pathologists and oncologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome.

Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and predictive factors.

The book, prepared by 200 authors from 25 countries, contains more than 670 colour photographs, numerous X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance images, charts and more than 2200 references.