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Robbins’ Pathologic Basis of Disease
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o&s. while others have an intereit in the paediatric a5pei.t of theiispecialit!. I n thi< ,econd edition, many of the chapter, ha\e been e\ten\ively rcviwd and updated. The major change has been the incluzion o f an e\cellent chapter on infection by Prolessor K.O.C. liaschula. and the omission o f the chapter on placental pathology which the editor feel, i s beyond the scope of this book. Some jtaternent, in the newly included section an the neonatal ailtop\) might bc open t o question. for example: that it i\ preferable 10 cut the neonatal brain prior to fixation, and the lach of \slue o l po\t niorteiii bacteriology. The chapter on cardiac pathology by Beckcr and Anderwn w i l l be o f great value t o anyone confronted with a complex congenital heart. The chapter on muscle and peripheral nerve by Swash probide5 an e\cellent \urnmary o f muscle and nerve diseases in the pediatric group, a \ \\ell a n an up-to-date l i s t of references. However. i t i s perhaps not sufficiently stres\ed that this i s a field which should really be dealt with by specialists and not by routine laboratories, particularly with respect to histocheniistry. Similarly. the chapter on metabolic di\oider\ of childhood b) Lahc provides a useful guide 10 their inLestigation but. a \ the author points out. the diagnosis of these rare di\order\ i\ Iiighl) \pecialitcd and pi-eferably done in a central laboratory. The \uccirict iiil'orniation in the chapter on \udden in fan1 death and rion accidental death by Keeling will be Melcomed by all dealing with thi, prohlein. Although i t i s obviou5ly not possible to include a l l diwa\e entitie\. there ai-e wnie noteworthy omissions. \uch a\ the infantile and pediatric t i hroniato\c\. The book i\ \!ell cror\-referenced with avoidance ol duplication. but the diwurrion o t congenital mesoblastic nephronia Mould perhapz be better included \rirh t h e discussion of Wilm's tumor and, in particular. more empha5is put on the cellular variant of me\obla\tic nephronia and i t \ possible confu\ioii with Wilm's tumor. O\erall [ h i \ booh \ h u u l d pro\idcd uwtul information, parricularl! to the general patholo?i\t, n i t h t h e pi-o\i\o tliat i t is clearly not intcndcd a\ :I reference booh. 1'1 i . i e i i i w
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Ro!Jbtns' f o t h f h g i c Basis f f f ' f k r i i . w .Rariiii S Cotran. l'ina). Kurnar and Stanley 1. Robbin\. W . B . Saunders Company. Philadelphia. London. Toronto, Montreal. S y d n e y . T o h y o . 19x9. ISBN 0-7216-2302-6, pp x i i + 1519. Thi\ new edition of a standard pathology teachins te\t no\+ h a \ the original author's name a\ part o f the title. The current iiuthor\ h:i\e five praisenorthy aims for t h i s edition. These arc: ( I )to interpret the reniarhable recent adtancc\ in the molecular ba\i\ of disease for the reader; (2) to present the evolution of the patholog! o f clinical di\ca\e; (3) to devote \pace to the variou\ diseases i n the booh coiiinieiisuratc with either the clinical importance or the biologic rele\;ince to fundamental processe\; (4) to continue with subjects consldered the 'backbone' o f patholog): ( 5 ) to produce a clear and readable text. The book i s aimed at a readership which include\ the medical \rudent, residents in training, and biomedical and basic scientists and i\ oi-gaiiiml as a teaching text in pathology. The firct third o f the t e \ t i\ d e ~ o t c d to general pathology and there are sxtions on cell injury. iiitlaiiiiiiati(~ii. thrornbmi,. infarction. immunity and a _eeneraldi\cour\e on neopla\ia (which i s particularly up to date and releLant to current concept\). The rest of the text deals with the pathology of disease in a \ y \ t e m a t i c \+:I>. Ne\v chapters ha\e been added o n aging. the head and nech, the cyc and soft tissue tuinours. Neir detail ha\ been added to the \ection\ on diabetes n i e l l i t u \ , the origin5 of neopla\ia. and :.\IDS. tochemical and molecular techniques arc d ~ \ c u \ \ e d . ion contain5 f l o ~chart\. coloured diagrams and drauiny\ to enhance the under\tanding o f the text. A number o f the illustration\ have been replaced and the work i s liberally refci-ciiced. Scanning and tranmis\ion electron micrograph\ arc u\cd \ r h c n appropriate. There are excellent section5 on AIDS and thc nener untlcr\tanding of oncogene\. Thi\ edition IS a \vorth> w c c e \ w r to the earlier t l i ~ c cedition\ . I d I h o u l d thinh that It \\ill prove a \ popular ;I\ an tindcrgraduatr IC\I and M i l l pro\idr a u w f u l refresher on \ome a\pects of patholoyy to the specialist. H li'hrr
B O O K RL\'IE\VS
o&s. while others have an intereit in the paediatric a5pei.t of theiispecialit!. I n thi< ,econd edition, many of the chapter, ha\e been e\ten\ively rcviwd and updated. The major change has been the incluzion o f an e\cellent chapter on infection by Prolessor K.O.C. liaschula. and the omission o f the chapter on placental pathology which the editor feel, i s beyond the scope of this book. Some jtaternent, in the newly included section an the neonatal ailtop\) might bc open t o question. for example: that it i\ preferable 10 cut the neonatal brain prior to fixation, and the lach of \slue o l po\t niorteiii bacteriology. The chapter on cardiac pathology by Beckcr and Anderwn w i l l be o f great value t o anyone confronted with a complex congenital heart. The chapter on muscle and peripheral nerve by Swash probide5 an e\cellent \urnmary o f muscle and nerve diseases in the pediatric group, a \ \\ell a n an up-to-date l i s t of references. However. i t i s perhaps not sufficiently stres\ed that this i s a field which should really be dealt with by specialists and not by routine laboratories, particularly with respect to histocheniistry. Similarly. the chapter on metabolic di\oider\ of childhood b) Lahc provides a useful guide 10 their inLestigation but. a \ the author points out. the diagnosis of these rare di\order\ i\ Iiighl) \pecialitcd and pi-eferably done in a central laboratory. The \uccirict iiil'orniation in the chapter on \udden in fan1 death and rion accidental death by Keeling will be Melcomed by all dealing with thi, prohlein. Although i t i s obviou5ly not possible to include a l l diwa\e entitie\. there ai-e wnie noteworthy omissions. \uch a\ the infantile and pediatric t i hroniato\c\. The book i\ \!ell cror\-referenced with avoidance ol duplication. but the diwurrion o t congenital mesoblastic nephronia Mould perhapz be better included \rirh t h e discussion of Wilm's tumor and, in particular. more empha5is put on the cellular variant of me\obla\tic nephronia and i t \ possible confu\ioii with Wilm's tumor. O\erall [ h i \ booh \ h u u l d pro\idcd uwtul information, parricularl! to the general patholo?i\t, n i t h t h e pi-o\i\o tliat i t is clearly not intcndcd a\ :I reference booh. 1'1 i . i e i i i w
T(ihici.~
Ro!Jbtns' f o t h f h g i c Basis f f f ' f k r i i . w .Rariiii S Cotran. l'ina). Kurnar and Stanley 1. Robbin\. W . B . Saunders Company. Philadelphia. London. Toronto, Montreal. S y d n e y . T o h y o . 19x9. ISBN 0-7216-2302-6, pp x i i + 1519. Thi\ new edition of a standard pathology teachins te\t no\+ h a \ the original author's name a\ part o f the title. The current iiuthor\ h:i\e five praisenorthy aims for t h i s edition. These arc: ( I )to interpret the reniarhable recent adtancc\ in the molecular ba\i\ of disease for the reader; (2) to present the evolution of the patholog! o f clinical di\ca\e; (3) to devote \pace to the variou\ diseases i n the booh coiiinieiisuratc with either the clinical importance or the biologic rele\;ince to fundamental processe\; (4) to continue with subjects consldered the 'backbone' o f patholog): ( 5 ) to produce a clear and readable text. The book i s aimed at a readership which include\ the medical \rudent, residents in training, and biomedical and basic scientists and i\ oi-gaiiiml as a teaching text in pathology. The firct third o f the t e \ t i\ d e ~ o t c d to general pathology and there are sxtions on cell injury. iiitlaiiiiiiati(~ii. thrornbmi,. infarction. immunity and a _eeneraldi\cour\e on neopla\ia (which i s particularly up to date and releLant to current concept\). The rest of the text deals with the pathology of disease in a \ y \ t e m a t i c \+:I>. Ne\v chapters ha\e been added o n aging. the head and nech, the cyc and soft tissue tuinours. Neir detail ha\ been added to the \ection\ on diabetes n i e l l i t u \ , the origin5 of neopla\ia. and :.\IDS. tochemical and molecular techniques arc d ~ \ c u \ \ e d . ion contain5 f l o ~chart\. coloured diagrams and drauiny\ to enhance the under\tanding o f the text. A number o f the illustration\ have been replaced and the work i s liberally refci-ciiced. Scanning and tranmis\ion electron micrograph\ arc u\cd \ r h c n appropriate. There are excellent section5 on AIDS and thc nener untlcr\tanding of oncogene\. Thi\ edition IS a \vorth> w c c e \ w r to the earlier t l i ~ c cedition\ . I d I h o u l d thinh that It \\ill prove a \ popular ;I\ an tindcrgraduatr IC\I and M i l l pro\idr a u w f u l refresher on \ome a\pects of patholoyy to the specialist. H li'hrr