TEXTBOOK OF PATHOLOGY (fifth edition).

HARSH MOHAN
Prof. & Head, Department of Pathology
Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Free 600 page MCQ’s Revision Aid.
  • Thoroughly revised, updated with high quality production.
  • A major medical undergraduate textbook
  • Outstanding value for money.

BOOK INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781904798194
Pub Date: February 2005
Format: Hardback
Extent: c 1000 pages
900 Colour figures * 250 tables * 150 colour photomicrographs *

Foreword by Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD – Book Review Editor of the journal Modern Pathology, the official journal of the United States-Canadian Academy of Pathology and prestigious best selling author.

This is the 5th Edition of a book which has already established itself as the classic pathology textbook in India. This new edition has been updated, and improved to meet the highest standards of quality and information now required by pathology courses around the world. Editorially this new edition carries particular emphasis on molecular pathology and genetics in the pathogenesis of various diseases, and the pathological discussions of each organ or system is preceded with a short description of its structure and function. The material is integrated with extensive page cross references between chapters and the whole book has been thoroughly re-edited, with new images, illustrations and line drawings.

The book is accompanied by the FREE student revision aid “Pathology - Quick Review and MCQs” and therefore together as a package Mohan: “Textbook of Pathology 5E” will be a major contribution to the required reading of undergraduate medical students worldwide.

Contents: Section I: General Pathology Introduction to Pathology * Techniques for the Study of Pathology * Cell Injury and Cellular Adaptations * Immunopathology Including Amyloidosis * Haemodynamic Disorders 8 Inflammation and Healing * Infectious and parasitic Diseases * Neoplasia * Environmental and Nutritional Diseases * Genetic and Paediatric Diseases

Section II: Systemic Pathology The Blood Vessels and Lymphatics * The Heart * The Haematopoietic System * The Lymphoid System * The Respiratory System * The Eye, ENT and Neck * The Oral Cavity and Salivary Glands * The Gastrointestinal Tract * The Liver, Biliary Tract and Exocrine Pancreas The Kidney and Lower Urinary Tract * The Male Reproductive System and Prostate * The Female Genital Tract * The Breast * The Skin * The Endocrine System * The Musculoskeletal System * Soft Tissue Tumours * The Nervous System * Diagnostic Cytopathology