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HUMAN PATHOLOGY
Volume 16. No, 10 (October 1985)
This is as well done as any of the fascicles and should be in any laboratory examining resected pancreata.DAVID 1. PAGE, MD, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Pathology of the Gallbladder, David Weedon. New York, Masson, 1984. 290 pages, $79.50. Dr. Weedon's,book on the pathology of the gallbladder, although less than 300 pages long, provides encyclopedic coverage of the morphologic pathology of this organ. Such complete coverage in so small a book is a clear reflection of the relative neglect of the gallbladder by anatomic pathologists over the years. Ordinary forms of cholecystitis by no means dominate the book; in fact, they are given relatively limited coverage, and entire chapters are devoted to such topics as traumatic lesions, eosinophilic cholecystitis, protozoal diseases, viral infections (a one-half-page chapter with seven references, encompassing our total knowledge of this subject), and gallstone ileus.
As I read this book, I recalled several situations in which 1 had become interested in some relatively esoteric aspect of gallbladder pathology and had been obliged to spend time (or, more recently, dollars) tracking down the literature on the subject. This book covers each of these subjects thoroughly and succinctly. It should be a valuable reference book in any surgical pathology laboratory in which the pathologists take the gallbladder the least bit seriously. The book is illustrated with black-and-white gross photographs and photomicrographs. Under the best of circumstances, most lesions of the gallbladder are not particularly photogenic, and the quality of these illustrations is not always good. Fortunately, this does not detract from the main value of the book, which is that of a compact, comprehensive reference on the morphologic pathology of the gallbladder. If every pathology department and surgical pathology division obtains a copy of this book, as I think they should, it may not be possible for the next edition to provide such thorough coverage in so few pages.-JoHN K. BOITNOTT, MD, Department of Pathology, TheJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
NOTICES A Tutorial on Neoplastic Hematopathology will be held at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California, October 14-18, 1985. The Tutorial will be under the direction of Henry Rappaport, MD. The registration fee (not including meals or housing) is $800.00. For further information contact Mr. Claude M. Weil, Tutorial Coordinator, clo International House, University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 11. 60637; telephone (312) 753-2277. A symposium entitled "Nutritional Diseases: Research Directions in Comparative Pathobiology" will be held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, on November 4 and 5,1985. The symposium is being sponsored by the Registry of Comparative Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, Inc. The six major topics will be 1) differentiation and development; 2) nutritional influences on transcriptional and translational modifications; 3) nutritional effects on function of the immune system; 4) nutrition, hormones, and osteoporosis; 5) selective nutritional diseases and imbalances; and 6) nutritional factors in arteriosclerosis. The symposium will be open, and places will be reserved for at least 100 participants. Invitations will be given on a first-come basis. For further information, contact George Migaki, DVM, Registry of Comparative Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306; telephone (202) 5762452. The Benjamin Castleman Award is sponsored jointly by the Massachusetts General Hospital and the United States-Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology and is financed by contributions to a fund established by former students and trainees of Dr. Castleman. This award is presented at the annual meeting of the United States-Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology, which in 1986 will be in New Orleans, March 10-14. This award is granted for an outstanding paper in the field of human pathology published
in English during the calendar year 1985. The subject may be any topic in pathology, but the paper must be based on human material with emphasis on morphologic or anatomic approaches. For papers with multiple authorship, only one author is eligible. The awardee must be a pathologist or pathologist-in-training who has not yet reached his 40th birthday in 1985. Papers by pathology residents, trainees, and fellows are encouraged. The prize will consist of a check for $1000 and a certificate (travel will not be paid). Nominations should consist of 12 reprints (or preprints) of the manuscript and a letter attesting to the nominee's age, dates and places of residency training, and role in the investigation if other than the first author. Nominations should be submitted to: United States-Canadian Division, International Academy of Pathology, Building C, Suite B, 3515 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909. Deadline for receipt of nominations for the Award is January 15, 1986. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine offers the Twenty-seventh Postgraduate Institute for Pathologists in Clinical Cytopathology. This is designed as a subspecialty residency in clinical cytopathology and then highly compressed into 152 AMA Category I credit hours in two courses, both of which must be taken: February to April 1986, registrants receive home study course A for personal reading and microscopic study in their own laboratories; and April 28 to May 9, 1986, in-residence course B is an extremely concentrated lecture series, intensive laboratory study, and vital clinical experience at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland. This Institute, courses A and B, is designed solely for pathologists who are certified (or qualified for certification) by the American Board of Pathology or its international equivalent. An intensive refresher in all aspects of clinical cytopathology will be provided. Application and completed preregistration are advised at the earliest date possible. Completed preregistration, however, must be accomplished before March 28, 1986, unless by special arrangement. For details, contact John K. Frost, MD, 604 Pathology Building, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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Volume 16. No, 10 (October 1985)
This is as well done as any of the fascicles and should be in any laboratory examining resected pancreata.DAVID 1. PAGE, MD, Department of Pathology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Pathology of the Gallbladder, David Weedon. New York, Masson, 1984. 290 pages, $79.50. Dr. Weedon's,book on the pathology of the gallbladder, although less than 300 pages long, provides encyclopedic coverage of the morphologic pathology of this organ. Such complete coverage in so small a book is a clear reflection of the relative neglect of the gallbladder by anatomic pathologists over the years. Ordinary forms of cholecystitis by no means dominate the book; in fact, they are given relatively limited coverage, and entire chapters are devoted to such topics as traumatic lesions, eosinophilic cholecystitis, protozoal diseases, viral infections (a one-half-page chapter with seven references, encompassing our total knowledge of this subject), and gallstone ileus.
As I read this book, I recalled several situations in which 1 had become interested in some relatively esoteric aspect of gallbladder pathology and had been obliged to spend time (or, more recently, dollars) tracking down the literature on the subject. This book covers each of these subjects thoroughly and succinctly. It should be a valuable reference book in any surgical pathology laboratory in which the pathologists take the gallbladder the least bit seriously. The book is illustrated with black-and-white gross photographs and photomicrographs. Under the best of circumstances, most lesions of the gallbladder are not particularly photogenic, and the quality of these illustrations is not always good. Fortunately, this does not detract from the main value of the book, which is that of a compact, comprehensive reference on the morphologic pathology of the gallbladder. If every pathology department and surgical pathology division obtains a copy of this book, as I think they should, it may not be possible for the next edition to provide such thorough coverage in so few pages.-JoHN K. BOITNOTT, MD, Department of Pathology, TheJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
NOTICES A Tutorial on Neoplastic Hematopathology will be held at the Huntington Sheraton Hotel, Pasadena, California, October 14-18, 1985. The Tutorial will be under the direction of Henry Rappaport, MD. The registration fee (not including meals or housing) is $800.00. For further information contact Mr. Claude M. Weil, Tutorial Coordinator, clo International House, University of Chicago, 1414 E. 59th Street, Chicago, 11. 60637; telephone (312) 753-2277. A symposium entitled "Nutritional Diseases: Research Directions in Comparative Pathobiology" will be held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, on November 4 and 5,1985. The symposium is being sponsored by the Registry of Comparative Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, and Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, Inc. The six major topics will be 1) differentiation and development; 2) nutritional influences on transcriptional and translational modifications; 3) nutritional effects on function of the immune system; 4) nutrition, hormones, and osteoporosis; 5) selective nutritional diseases and imbalances; and 6) nutritional factors in arteriosclerosis. The symposium will be open, and places will be reserved for at least 100 participants. Invitations will be given on a first-come basis. For further information, contact George Migaki, DVM, Registry of Comparative Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306; telephone (202) 5762452. The Benjamin Castleman Award is sponsored jointly by the Massachusetts General Hospital and the United States-Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology and is financed by contributions to a fund established by former students and trainees of Dr. Castleman. This award is presented at the annual meeting of the United States-Canadian Division of the International Academy of Pathology, which in 1986 will be in New Orleans, March 10-14. This award is granted for an outstanding paper in the field of human pathology published
in English during the calendar year 1985. The subject may be any topic in pathology, but the paper must be based on human material with emphasis on morphologic or anatomic approaches. For papers with multiple authorship, only one author is eligible. The awardee must be a pathologist or pathologist-in-training who has not yet reached his 40th birthday in 1985. Papers by pathology residents, trainees, and fellows are encouraged. The prize will consist of a check for $1000 and a certificate (travel will not be paid). Nominations should consist of 12 reprints (or preprints) of the manuscript and a letter attesting to the nominee's age, dates and places of residency training, and role in the investigation if other than the first author. Nominations should be submitted to: United States-Canadian Division, International Academy of Pathology, Building C, Suite B, 3515 Wheeler Road, Augusta, GA 30909. Deadline for receipt of nominations for the Award is January 15, 1986. The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine offers the Twenty-seventh Postgraduate Institute for Pathologists in Clinical Cytopathology. This is designed as a subspecialty residency in clinical cytopathology and then highly compressed into 152 AMA Category I credit hours in two courses, both of which must be taken: February to April 1986, registrants receive home study course A for personal reading and microscopic study in their own laboratories; and April 28 to May 9, 1986, in-residence course B is an extremely concentrated lecture series, intensive laboratory study, and vital clinical experience at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland. This Institute, courses A and B, is designed solely for pathologists who are certified (or qualified for certification) by the American Board of Pathology or its international equivalent. An intensive refresher in all aspects of clinical cytopathology will be provided. Application and completed preregistration are advised at the earliest date possible. Completed preregistration, however, must be accomplished before March 28, 1986, unless by special arrangement. For details, contact John K. Frost, MD, 604 Pathology Building, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21205.
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