Lymphoproliferative and Granulomatous Disorders of the Oral Cavity: A Clinical and Microscopic Approach

This book describes the most important lymphoproliferative and granulomatous disorders that may affect the oral and maxillofacial region. It discusses infectious, non-neoplastic and neoplastic conditions whose diagnoses are very challenging, given their extremely complex and heterogeneous characteristics.

 Written by worldwide experts in oral medicine, oral pathology and different medical specialties, the 46 chapters are richly illustrated by clinical, radiographic and microscopic images that comprise more than 1,000 illustrations. They are organized in the following sections: general overview and clinical presentation, microscopic findings, and immunohistochemistry and/or genetics.

 This work follows the current guidelines of the World Health Organization classifications and represents the first scientific resource dedicated exclusively to this topic, which will significantly contribute to improve diagnosticians' ability to recognize lymphoproliferative and granulomatous disorders in this clinical setting.

 Lymphoproliferative and Granulomatous Disorders of the Oral Cavity is aimed to health professionals from various specialties, including pathologists and clinicians, as well as dental and medical students.

Felipe Paiva Fonseca - DDS

Oral pathologist at the Department of Oral Surgery and Pathology at the School of Dentistry of the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil). Oral pathology and Oral medicine MSc and PhD degrees by the University of Campinas (Brazil), with training periods in the University of Sheffield (UK), the University of Pretoria (South Africa) and the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Fellow of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/Brazil) and General Secretary of the Brazilian Society of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (SOBEP). Editor-in-chief of the J Oral Diagn and Associate editor of the J Oral Pathol Med and Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal.

Hélder Antônio Rebelo Pontes, DDS

Oral pathologist and Head of the Service of Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery of the João de Barros Barreto University Hospital of the Federal University of Pará (Brazil).  Oral pathology MSc degree by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil) and Oral pathology PhD degree by the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Fellow of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/Brazil).

Pablo Agustin Vargas, DDS

Oral pathologist of the Department of Oral Diagnosis (Pathology) at the Piracicaba Dental School of the University of Campinas (Brazil). Bucodental biology and pathology MSc and PhD degrees by the University of Campinas (Brazil) with training periods in the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (Brazil). Post-doctoral fellowship in the University of Sheffield (UK), Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (FRCPath/UK), President of the International Association of Oral Pathologists (IAOP) and of the Brazilian Society of Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology (SOBEP) and Fellow of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq/Brazil). Associate editor of the journal Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol.

Guilherme Rossi Assis de Mendonça, MD

Pathologist at the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Campinas (Brazil). Pathology PhD degree by the University of Campinas (Brazil) and Specialist in Pathology by the University of Campinas (Brazil). Awarded the prize of best Brazilian Doctorate Thesis in Medicine by the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES/Brazil). Training period at the Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse (ONCOPOLE) (France).

Javier Rendon Henao, MD

Pathologist at the Department of Hematopathology and Flow Cytometry of the Ayudas Diagnósticas Sura Center (Colombia). Former professor of Hematopathology at the Medical School of the University of Antioquia (Colombia). Specialist in Hematopathology by the Instituto Lorenzo Ariosto Seragnoli (Italy).