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HUMAN PATHOLOGY
Volume 20, No. 3 (March 1989)
The book is written in a clear, concise manner. The style is dark, headings are bold, and the paper is of excellent quality. Most of the illustrations are first class quality. The result is, as one expects, a nicely presentable book that is a pleasure to consult. However, some minor deficiencies are noted. First, the author had to use several photographs of museum pieces in glass jars appearing with a dull, dirt-brown color, rendering the identification of characteristic lesions rather difficult (Figs 9-l and 38-5). This is probably due to the lack of first-hand, fresh materials which are hard to find in this country. A few pictures appear to be out of focus (Figs 38-9 and 42-6). Several microphotographs of H&E sections are poor-quality, a painful fact for pathologists (Figs 15-33 and 28-6). Figure 7-2 illustrates the presence of axostyle in trophozoites of Giardia lamblia. This structure is now regarded by many authors as axoneme and not true axostyle. Figure 11-5, of cryptosporidium oocysts, was taken with a magnification too low to be of help. Not all acid-fast bodies in the stools are ooccysts and the presence of internal structures is often required for definite identification. Despite these few minor deficiencies, this Color Atlas and Textbook is a valuable and indispensable reference book, and deserves a special place among the shelves of every microbiology department.-ANH DAO, MD, Metro Nashville General Hospital; Nashville. TN. Immunology: Basic Concepts, Diseases, and Laboratory Methods. J. Helen Cronenberger, J Charles Jenette. Norwalk, CT, Appleton and Lange, 287 pages, $26.95. Immunology tial applications
is a rapidly expanding field, with potenin every facet of anatomic or clinical pa-
NOTICES Symposium: Third Annual Medical College of Georgia Postgraduate Pathology Symposium Major Topic: The Differential Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions of the Skin April 22-23, 1989 Forfurther information, contact William C. Allsbrook, Jr, MD, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-0300; (404)72 l-2594. Meeting: Twentieth Annual Continuing Medical Education Meeting of the New York StateSociety of Pathologists Update on Breast, Gynecologic, and Pediatric Pathology Cytology and Immunoperoxidase April 28-30, 1989 For further information, contact Nathan Taylor, MD, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY 1462 1; (7 16)338-412 1, or Terry Knudsen, New York State Society of Pathologists; (914)687-0955.
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thology. New laboratory methods derived from these advances include immunofluorescence microscopy, latex particle agglutination, radioimmunoassays, enzyme immunoassays, immunoprecipitations, and immunohistochemistry, to name only a few. While these rapid advances have facilitated clinical laboratory medicine, the new methodology and nomenclature challenge our abilities to remain informed. For the sophisticated immunologist seeking detailed, up-to-date information, this text will be disappointing. However, for teaching immunology and immunopathology to technicians, medical students, or inexperienced pathologists, it has some merit. Chapters 1 through 4 introduce and review the immune system, non-immune defenses, and basic laboratory methods. Chapters 2, 6, and 7 describe lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues, immunodeficiency syndromes and their diagnoses, leukemias, and lymphomas; this section might be a tedious review for fully trained physicians. The lymphoma section is presented using the National Cancer Institute Working Formulation and the Rappaport classification systems. Lymphoid markers are briefly discussed, but immunohistochemical methods or pitfalls of interpretation are not presented. Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 review immune responses and immune-mediated diseases. The final two chapters summarize immunology and serology of infectious diseases. Photomicrographs and photographic illustrations are of moderate quality but usually convey the necessary information. Illustrations and illustrative clinical cases maintain reader interest. This text will be most useful for the pathologist responsible for educational programs in immunology or clinical laboratory medicine.-ANN D. THOR, MD, Assi.tant Professor of Pathology, Haroard Medical School, Boston.
Course: “Newer Techniques in Diagnostic Pathology” Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists April 29, 1989 For further information, contact Tamara C. Greiner, Program Coordinator, The Office of Continuing Education, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030; (713)798-6020.
Course: Third Annual “Advances in Surgical Pathology” Postgraduate Course Washington, DC, May 19-20, 1989 For further information, contact Dr Steven Silverberg (202)994-8823, or the Continuing Medical Education Office, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20037; (202)994-4285.
Volume 20, No. 3 (March 1989)
The book is written in a clear, concise manner. The style is dark, headings are bold, and the paper is of excellent quality. Most of the illustrations are first class quality. The result is, as one expects, a nicely presentable book that is a pleasure to consult. However, some minor deficiencies are noted. First, the author had to use several photographs of museum pieces in glass jars appearing with a dull, dirt-brown color, rendering the identification of characteristic lesions rather difficult (Figs 9-l and 38-5). This is probably due to the lack of first-hand, fresh materials which are hard to find in this country. A few pictures appear to be out of focus (Figs 38-9 and 42-6). Several microphotographs of H&E sections are poor-quality, a painful fact for pathologists (Figs 15-33 and 28-6). Figure 7-2 illustrates the presence of axostyle in trophozoites of Giardia lamblia. This structure is now regarded by many authors as axoneme and not true axostyle. Figure 11-5, of cryptosporidium oocysts, was taken with a magnification too low to be of help. Not all acid-fast bodies in the stools are ooccysts and the presence of internal structures is often required for definite identification. Despite these few minor deficiencies, this Color Atlas and Textbook is a valuable and indispensable reference book, and deserves a special place among the shelves of every microbiology department.-ANH DAO, MD, Metro Nashville General Hospital; Nashville. TN. Immunology: Basic Concepts, Diseases, and Laboratory Methods. J. Helen Cronenberger, J Charles Jenette. Norwalk, CT, Appleton and Lange, 287 pages, $26.95. Immunology tial applications
is a rapidly expanding field, with potenin every facet of anatomic or clinical pa-
NOTICES Symposium: Third Annual Medical College of Georgia Postgraduate Pathology Symposium Major Topic: The Differential Diagnosis of Pigmented Lesions of the Skin April 22-23, 1989 Forfurther information, contact William C. Allsbrook, Jr, MD, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912-0300; (404)72 l-2594. Meeting: Twentieth Annual Continuing Medical Education Meeting of the New York StateSociety of Pathologists Update on Breast, Gynecologic, and Pediatric Pathology Cytology and Immunoperoxidase April 28-30, 1989 For further information, contact Nathan Taylor, MD, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY 1462 1; (7 16)338-412 1, or Terry Knudsen, New York State Society of Pathologists; (914)687-0955.
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thology. New laboratory methods derived from these advances include immunofluorescence microscopy, latex particle agglutination, radioimmunoassays, enzyme immunoassays, immunoprecipitations, and immunohistochemistry, to name only a few. While these rapid advances have facilitated clinical laboratory medicine, the new methodology and nomenclature challenge our abilities to remain informed. For the sophisticated immunologist seeking detailed, up-to-date information, this text will be disappointing. However, for teaching immunology and immunopathology to technicians, medical students, or inexperienced pathologists, it has some merit. Chapters 1 through 4 introduce and review the immune system, non-immune defenses, and basic laboratory methods. Chapters 2, 6, and 7 describe lymphocytes and lymphoid tissues, immunodeficiency syndromes and their diagnoses, leukemias, and lymphomas; this section might be a tedious review for fully trained physicians. The lymphoma section is presented using the National Cancer Institute Working Formulation and the Rappaport classification systems. Lymphoid markers are briefly discussed, but immunohistochemical methods or pitfalls of interpretation are not presented. Chapters 8, 9, 10, and 11 review immune responses and immune-mediated diseases. The final two chapters summarize immunology and serology of infectious diseases. Photomicrographs and photographic illustrations are of moderate quality but usually convey the necessary information. Illustrations and illustrative clinical cases maintain reader interest. This text will be most useful for the pathologist responsible for educational programs in immunology or clinical laboratory medicine.-ANN D. THOR, MD, Assi.tant Professor of Pathology, Haroard Medical School, Boston.
Course: “Newer Techniques in Diagnostic Pathology” Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists April 29, 1989 For further information, contact Tamara C. Greiner, Program Coordinator, The Office of Continuing Education, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030; (713)798-6020.
Course: Third Annual “Advances in Surgical Pathology” Postgraduate Course Washington, DC, May 19-20, 1989 For further information, contact Dr Steven Silverberg (202)994-8823, or the Continuing Medical Education Office, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, 20037; (202)994-4285.