Histology for Pathologists [Hardcover]

Stacey E. Mills (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0781762413 | ISBN-13: 978-0781762410 | Edition: Third

Now completely revised and updated, this ground-breaking text focuses on the borderland between histology and pathology. The text describes human histology and its variations, with emphasis on avoiding overdiagnosis or misdiagnosis of normal variants. Presented by leading international specialists in thology,histopathology, anatomical pathology, surgical pathology, and neuropathology, the text is innovative, well organized and generously illustrated. Coverage includes the structure, composition, and function of tissues from a pathologic perspective; a systematic review of each major organ system, as well as structures of special significance; and histologic subtleties, such as unusual variations in staining reactions, little-known fixation artifacts, and frequently missed gross observations.

This edition is reorganized to better reflect an organ-system approach to histology. Immunohistochemical findings in normal tissues have been added, based on the latest antibody panels.

A bound-in CD-ROM image bank is included.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 11-APR-07, Volume 297, Larry I. Giltman, MD, VA Medical Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA -- "This is an indispensable reference work for the diagnostic histopathologist. As a book, it has no significant deficiencies...Unlike other histology texts, this book clearly presents a great deal of material that one can readily use for the preparation of lecture material to undergraduate medical students. In addition, while reading through this material, I am constantly reminded of the debt we owe to our fellow (past and present) gross and microscopic anatomists for 'laying out the landscape' so that we may practice our diagnostic histopathology with such precision...Without reservation, it is my pleasure to recommend this outstanding edition of Histology for Pathologists."-Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1280 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Third edition (September 29, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781762413
• ISBN-13: 978-0781762410
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.7 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #365,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Medical Books > Basic Sciences > Histology

Customer Reviews

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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great resource for under 200$, November 20, 2006

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Jochen Lennerz (Wash U, St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Histology for Pathologists (Hardcover)

You are looking for a histology resource, probably as a pathologist or pathology resident. With a little modification, the third and updated edition of histology for pathologists may be the thing for you (if you have some time to read and tweak).

If you are looking for a "fast and furious" review, combine the histology sections of each chapter of Robbins and Rosai. However, if you really like histology - or feel that the knowledge of normal anatomy is the foundation to diagnose diseases, a more indepth review is required.

But: does histology change? or will the second edition do it?

The new version is really updated with many new color pictures and excellent makeover of the "not so colorfull" pictures in the older version. The main organ system structures stays the same and the apoptosis chapter from the 2nd edition is integrated in the different systems by site. All tables show a new, colored layout and even the myofibroblast chapter shines with multichannel immunohistochemistry. The big bonus is the included CD-Rom with almost all pictures from the book (including line-drawings). A nice option of the CD is to search by key-word (eg. endomterium pops up all figures with endometrium in the legend - a very nice feature) and all pictures can be downloaded for presentations. Two new figures about the sampling of the conduction system integrate gross sampling and histologic examination.

Summary - it's worth 160.

Now the tweaking. If you really want the ultimate resource you would have to go to the library, get the 2nd edition and copy/add the following pages/figures: Fig11.2, 86.2, 159.22, 259.23 293.7, 299.12, 306.19, 338.5, 340.6, 343, 345, 361, 362, 364, 435, 441, 533, 534, 664, 676, 684, 776, 800, 801, 802, 803, 827, 828, 1061 and 1134. Most of these are either classic figures not incorporated or modified in the new edition; some are simply better in black and white; and some are just old-school but still cool.

As a result you have a very complete histology text/atlas with updated references and a personal touch.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended for medical students, residents and fellows!!!, January 18, 2009

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Detroit - See all my reviews

This review is from: Histology for Pathologists (Hardcover)

Excellent piece of basics, every student, resident, fellow and pathologist should know and have it.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Customer review, January 2, 2008

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Dr. C. Brennan (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Histology for Pathologists (Hardcover)

This book is actually (for those of you who haven't worked it out) the latest edition of that wonderful book first edited by Sternberg, entitled "Histology for Pathologists". It is an excellent reference book and I consider it to be essential reading for all trainee tissue pathologists. It is well set out and written in a fluid style. If you are thinking of buying it, just jump in and do it. You won't be sorry.