Pediatric Pathology (2 Volume Set) [Hardcover]

J. Thomas, Md. Stocker (Author), Louis P., Md. Dehner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 15, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0781717744 | ISBN-13: 978-0781717748 | Edition: Second

This newly revised Second Edition has been reorganized to emphasize the practical aspects of pediatric pathology. The two-volume text is separated into two easy-to-follow sections, General Pathology and Organ System Pathology. Includes up-to-date coverage on AIDS, new diagnostic techniques, etiologic agents and drug reactions, and tumors. Nearly 1,200 illustrations supplement the text. This one-of-a-kind preeminent reference is a must for both practitioners and students who are connected with the practice of pediatric pathology.

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"There is little question that all candidates to certification will have to avail themselves of this textbook, which is likely to remain a preeminent reference work for some time."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 744 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (September 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781717744
• ISBN-13: 978-0781717748
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.5 x 4.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,092,150 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Pediatric pathology, April 29, 2002

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"logopath" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Pediatric Pathology (2 Volume Set) (Hardcover)

This book is somewhat improved from the previous edition, but the very poor illustration quality and many typographical errors detract greatly from its overall quality. Unfortunately, this is the standard text in the field. A suitable competitor is sorely needed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice updated edition, but light on depth, May 16, 2011

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Chender (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Stocker and Dehner's Pediatric Pathology (Hardcover)

This book offers a nice and needed refresh of the original pediatric surgical pathology text. It has much nicer images and tables, in comparison to the older edition.

There are, however, some disappointments:
1) The chapters are shallow in depth, which may leave you wanting when looking something up. A two volume book would have been better.

2) The references are truncated and difficult to access - you need to go online to get the full list at the end of the chapter.

3) The non-tumoral pathology could use better/more examples of images. There are plenty of nice images of tumors - but often, that is not needed. Less common cysts, bumps, heterotopias, hamartomas represent areas of pediatric pathology that the practicing pathologists could use better pictoral examples. One would expect a book from these distinguished authors, to be able to produce such things from their own consultation files.

I would recommend buying the book if you don't own the earlier edition. If you do, you are better off getting an organ specific book which includes pediatric topics.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3rd versus 2nd edition, February 26, 2011

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This review is from: Stocker and Dehner's Pediatric Pathology (Hardcover)

Good features of the new, 3rd edition (2011): single volume format (versus 2 volumes of the 2nd edtion), mostly color figures (versus B&W in the 2nd edition), nice layout and easy-to-read font.

But you may not want to throw away the 2nd edition. For one thing, the Appendix section of the 2nd edition with many tables, charts, forms, etc, is missing from the 3rd edition. (In the print version at least. It might be available online, which I have not yet checked out.) Dr. Stocker apparently did not realize that the appendix section had been or would be edited out when he wrote in the first page of the book that "a variety of forms and protocols are available for the pediatric autopsy and one of these might be used (see Appendix)...."