Pathology of the Skin w/CD-ROMs and with Clinical Corrections 2-vol set [Hardcover]

Phillip H. McKee MD FRCPath (Author), Thomas Brenn MD PhD FRCPath (Author), J. Eduardo Calonje MD DipRCPath (Author), Scott R. Granter MD (Author), Alexander J Lazar MD PhD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 8, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0323036724 | ISBN-13: 978-0323036726 | Edition: 3

"This magnificent work...covers the gamut of dermatopathology"-NEJM. The most complete, in-depth coverage of the field available today in one source! It focuses particularly on etiology and pathogenesis, disease mechanisms and includes all of the appropriate recent genetic, molecular and basic science data. More than 5,400 illustrations provide diagnostic assistance of clinical variants to support clinicopathological correlation and differential diagnoses. The 3rd Edition has been completely reorganized and redesigned to better meet the diagnostic challenges faced in everyday practice. Histologic and diagnostic pitfalls are highlighted throughout and include detailed references for all relevant conditions.

• Details all of the histological variations of any skin condition, integrating dermatopathology, clinical correlations, and clinical photographs.
  
• Uses tables to highlight key clinical and diagnostic points.
  
• Provides differential diagnosis tables to facilitate "at-a-glance" comparison.
  
• All relevant genetic and molecular material is included.
  
• CD-ROM contains over 5,400 illustrations that are downloadable for presentations.
  
• Every conceivable variant is illustrated.

• Offers six brand-new chapters covering hair, drug reactions, oral mucosa, diseases of the vulva, and the physical effects of skin/photosensitivity, and reorganizes the chapter on inflammatory dermatoses into three chapters.
  
• Emphasizes diagnosis with diagnostic pitfalls described in at-a-glance tables, where appropriate, with page references to the relevant conditions.
  
• Every indexed topic comprehensively discussed and illustrated.
  
• Includes 70% new, high quality histologic illustrations.
  
• Presents the key clinical features for each entity in bulleted format for ease of reference.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Doody's Rating: * * * * *
This is an excellent text of dermatopathology. The illustrations alone are immensely valuable and are about the best available. I have found this book useful, but usually have used it in conjunction with Weedon's Skin Pathology, 2nd edition (Elsevier, 2002). This new edition is completely justified as it has added new entities, new sections, and has reorganized the existing sections. CDs are also included with each volume.
This book is written for the practitioners of dermatopathology, general pathology, and dermatology. Fellows and residents in these fields would also find the book helpful. The purpose was to completely rewrite the second edition to include new entities and chapters discussing hair follicle, nail, external genital, and oral mucosa pathology. An additional section covers adverse drug reactions. These are worthy objectives as the added sections have become more important and must be evaluated by dermatopathologists. The book meets the author's objectives.
Weighted Numerical Score: 100

"The book that no dermatologist or dermatopathologist can resist buying . . . the constant companion of the dermatopathology microscope"-British Medical Journal



"This magnificent work is one of the best illustrated books available that covers the gamut of dermatopathology."-New England Journal of Medicine


"This two-volume textbook is an excellent source of information concerning diagnostic and scientific aspects of dermatopathology...The beauty of this textbook, apart from the outstanding color images, is the spice of clinical perspective, pathophysiology, and literature citations that enhance the substance of the overall presentation in every chapter." --New England Journal of Medicine, December 2005

"Now in its 3rd edition, this title is a major contribution to the study of skin pathology. The cutting edge tone of this volume renders it invaluable to all medical science libraries. Among the many fine attributes of Pathology are the chapters on Melanoma and other cancerous conditions. Thus, it is imperative for Physicians practicing in this sub-specialty to be able to recognise the early signs of disease and proactively move toward treatment. Accordingly, this text creates a wonderful resource that will serve Dermatologists for years to come." -The Electric Review, June/July 2005

No dermatologist or dematopatholgist can really afford to be without a copy of this truly masterly and unique publication.
acpNews, The Association of Clinical Pathologists, Summer 2005

"It is hard to describe Pathology of the Skin without being overly enthusiastic. (...) The recently published third edition is excellent. (...) The two-volume Pathology of the Skin is a good investment for the practicing dermatologist and a definite reference textbook integrating clinical manifestations and their microscopic anayses. These volumes will not gather dust on your shelf." -- JAMA, December 28, 2005, Vol 294, No. 24

About the Author

Phillip H. McKee, MD FRCPath, Formerly Associate Professor of Pathology and Director, Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Surgical Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; J Eduardo Calonje, MD DipRCPath, Director of Diagnostic Dermatopathology, Department of Dermato-Histopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas's Hospital, London, UK; and Scott Granter, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Associate Pathologist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1865 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (February 8, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323036724
• ISBN-13: 978-0323036726
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 10.4 x 4.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 20.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,260 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pathma's reviews: Pathology of skin with Clinical Correlations, June 30, 2006

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Dr. R. Pathmanathan "Dr Pathma" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pathology of the Skin w/CD-ROMs and with Clinical Corrections 2-vol set (Hardcover)

This marvelous book in its present two-volume reincarnation is an outstanding contribution to the science of diagnostic dermatopathology. I have owned the previous edition, and together with Dr David Weedon's book, have used both these texts almost exclusively in my clinical practice. Although I have other texts (Levers, Murphy, Pinkus) I have tended to use the latter less or not at all for my routine work.

The present edition fortifies the text with the addition of new chapters on oral mucosal pathology and importantly, discusses the problematic area of the cutaneous manifestations of drug reactions. The photomicrographs and clinical images are outstanding and, in my opinion, are the best in its class. The book is pretty expensive, but if you had to buy only one book, then this is the one I would recommend

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: Pathology of the Skin w/CD-ROMs and with Clinical Corrections 2-vol set (Hardcover)

If you ever owned the old McKee - mine is falling apart from constant use - this is bigger and better than the first. If you are a practicing dermatologist and read your own slides or if you are in residency - this is a must have book. The text is well written, the clinical correlation is excellent and the pathology and histo-path images are superb. I don't know how I could have made it through residency or the boards without this book. This and Andrew's are my two most go-to books on a daily basis. This book will not collect dust on your shelf.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Superb Textbook, January 9, 2007

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This review is from: Pathology of the Skin w/CD-ROMs and with Clinical Corrections 2-vol set (Hardcover)

I am a practicing general pathologist. While I don't see a lot of skin cases, some of them are very challenging. It is most helpful to have a book such as this that integrates the clinical and pathologic so well. The clinical and microscopic photos are all color and superb. Electron micrographs are included where appropriate. One drawback is the lack of an algorithmic approach to inflammatory dermatoses. Still, the encyclopedic nature and detailed descriptions of these disorders is par excellent. The included CD-ROM is very useful.

In sum, a wonderful text that should be on every surgical pathologist's shelf.