This volume provides a comprehensive discussion of the pathology of early cancer and its precursor lesions. An area of growing interest, incipient neoplasia is becoming more important in medical practice as screening techniques and early detection improve, and lesions are found at increasingly earlier stages of growth. This third edition incorporates color photos, molecular biologic information, and significant clinical information, providing estimates on the incidence of specific pre-lesions, the frequency with which they progress to invasive cancer, and morphologic findings that may indicate more rapid progression.