Basic Pathology, Sixth Edition (6th ed) (Hardcover)

by Ramzi S. Cotran (Author), Stanley L. Robbins (Author), Vinay Kumar (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Review
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS EDITION

"A classic primer of medical education...A current, succinct, and easily comprehensible text, which covers the essence of human pathology. Medical students and course directors will certainly appreciate the new edition. The authors should be commended on the continued improvement of a respected teaching resource." - Modern Pathology

REVIEW OF CURRENT EDITION

"The book maximises on presentation by using clear headings and sub headings, good quality colour plates, diagrams and tables. In common with many other Elsevier books, it's attractively presented. The authors are keen for the reader to learn about the advances in the field and have included details of these breakthroughs. The pathology textbook I bought as a student was just under half the price of this one and was left mostly on the shelf being largely unreadable with monochrome only illustrations and no extra features. That makes this book good value for money I would say!

Dr. Sager, Univadis, December 2008 --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Book Description
The pathology knowledge you need, the way you need it, from the name you can trust --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 775 pages
• Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company; 6th edition (June 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721651224
• ISBN-13: 978-0721651224
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #813,796 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A useful review of basic pathology, June 1, 2003

By	Rodney E. Shackelford (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Robbins Basic Pathology (Hardcover)

The 7th addition of Robbins Basic pathology is several hundred pages shorter than the previous edition. Most of what was removed was basic physiology and anatomy review. I found that while it's good to have a shorter textbook, the loss of these subjects made for less interesting reading. The 7th edition also adds quite a bit more molecular biology and molecular genetics, reflecting chnages in the study of pathology. Overall, it's an excellent pathology review book and will be very useful for medical students and path residents who want to review. The main flaw of the book is an unavoidable one. Many important areas of pathology are covered in a single paragraph and much detail is lacking. However, the authors had to do this to keep the book relatively short (only 700 pages). I recomment this book highly as a good way to begin studying pathology.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars easy to understand, December 21, 1997

By A Customer

the new 6th edition of Kumar`s(et al)Pathology text book is much improved. It is more concise, easy to understand, and the excellent diagrams make life, for the beleaguered medical student,a lot easier. Having read Underwood as well, I would much rather recommend this book as an indepth yet more approachable option

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explicative, Complete and Easy to Understand, April 15, 2000

By	Luis M. Calvo (Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This book makes the compilation of the main concepts of medical pathology that every medical student or physician must know for an optimal practice.... the figures and tables makes understanding a lot easier and faster..... it's a jewel in pathology books!