Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease

by Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Collins, Tucker; Robbins, Stanley L.

• ISBN13: 9780721673356
• ISBN10: 072167335X
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: Elsevier Science Health Science div

Summary

Presenting the latest edition of this popular, comprehensive and practical text of pathology. Written with great clarity for easy readability, this reference offers detailed discussions of genetic disorders, cellular injury and death, neoplasia, the skeletal system and soft tissue tumors, and much more. Completely revised and updated, this edition is even more user-friendly with the use of text boxes for key topics in each chapter and a new full-color design. Features 1200 excellent 4-color illustrations!

Table of Contents

GENERAL PATHOLOGY	1	(492)
1 Cellular Pathology I: Cell Injury and Cell Death	1	(30)
2 Cellular Pathology II: Adaptations, Intracellular Accumulations, and Cell Aging	31	(19)
3 Acute and Chronic Inflammation	50	(39)
4 Tissue Repair: Cellular Growth, Fibrosis, and Wound Healing	89	(24)
5 Hemodynamic Disorders, Thrombosis, and Shock	113	(26)
RICHARD N. MITCHELL
RAMZI S. COTRAN
6 Genetic Disorders	139	(49)
7 Diseases of Immunity	188	(72)
8 Neoplasia	260	(69)
9 Infectious Diseases	329	(74)
JOHN SAMUELSON
10 Environmental and Nutritional Pathology	403	(56)
AGNES B. KANE
VINAY KUMAR
11 Diseases of Infancy and Childhood	459	(34)
DEBORAH SCHOFIELD
RAMZI S. COTRAN
DISEASES OF ORGAN SYSTEMS	493	(886)
12 Blood Vessels	493	(50)
FREDERICK J. SCHOEN
RAMZI S. COTRAN
13 The Heart	543	(58)
FREDERICK J. SCHOEN
14 Red Cells and Bleeding Disorders	601	(43)
15 White Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus	644	(53)
JON ASTER
VINAY KUMAR
16 The Lung	697	(59)
LESTER KOBZIK
17 Head and Neck	756	(19)
18 The Gastrointestinal Tract	775	(70)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD
19 The Liver and the Biliary Tract	845	(57)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD
20 The Pancreas	902	(28)
JAMES M. CRAWFORD
RAMZI S. COTRAN
21 The Kidney	930	(67)
22 The Lower Urinary Tract	997	(14)
23 The Male Genital Tract	1011	(24)
24 The Female Genital Tract	1035	(58)
CHRISTOPHER P. CRUM
25 The Breast	1093	(28)
SUSAN C. LESTER
RAMZI S. COTRAN
26 The Endocrine System	1121	(49)
27 The Skin	1170	(45)
GEORGE F. MURPHY
MARTIN C. MIHM, JR.
28 Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors	1215	(54)
ANDREW ROSENBERG
29 Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscle	1269	(24)
UMBERTO DE GIROLAMI
DOUGLAS C. ANTHONY
MATTHEW P. FROSCH
30 The Central Nervous System	1293	(66)
UMBERTO DE GIROLAMI
DOUGLAS C. ANTHONY
MATTHEW P. FROSCH
31 The Eye	1359	(20)
DANIEL M. ALBERT
THADDEUS P. DRYJA
Index	1379