Robbins Pathological Basis of Disease is one of the best-selling medical textbooks of all time. Through 6 editions, it has become the one text that nearly all medical students purchase, and is widely used by practicing pathologists and physicians worldwide. The New Edition of this venerable textbook has been renamed Robbins and Cotran Pathological Basis of Disease in honor of the late Ramzi Cotran, MD, whose editorial leadership contributed to the high quality of the last several editions. It features a brand-new editorial team...meticulous updates to reflect all of the latest advances...many new and revised illustrations...and a bonus CD-ROM containing interactive case studies.FeaturesRemains the most authoritative and readable pathology text available.Offers an outstanding full-color design and over 1,600 full-color photomicrographs and diagrams.
List of contents
GENERAL PATHOLOGY
1. Cellular Adaptations, Cell Injury, and Cell Death
2. Acute and Chronic Inflammation
3. Tissue Repair: Cellular Growth, Fibrosis, and Wound Healing
4. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thrombosis, and Shock
5. Genetic Disorders
6. Diseases of Immunity
7. Neoplasia
8. Infectious Diseases
9. Environmental and Nutritional Pathology
10. Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
DISEASES OF ORGAN SYSTEMS
11. Blood Vessels
12. The Heart
13. Red Cells and Bleeding Disorders
14. White Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus
15. The Lung
16. Head and Neck
17. The Gastrointestinal Tract
18. The Liver and Biliary Tract
19. The Pancreas
20. The Kidney
21. The Lower Urinary Tract and the Male Genital Tract
22. The Female Genital Tract
23. The Breast
Report
"Continues the tradition of excellence that has characterized this textbook since its first edition...No serious student of disease, whether beginning, mature, or advanced, should be without this book." (JAMA)
