Oxford Textbook of Pathology - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192619721 ISBN 13: 9780192619723

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1992

Synopsis

This multi-authored work provides a comprehensive account of both general and systemic pathology in the modern context. Each chapter has been written by a panel of internationally acknowledged experts and incorporates the most recent advances in the field. Volume I is devoted to the general principles of pathology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of molecular biology with classic cellular pathology. It incorporates a discussion of normal cell structure, differentiation, and function. There are separate chapters on chromosomal organization and gene regulation; general principles of immunology and immune mechanisms in disease including the pathophysiology of infection and other defense mechanisms. There are also two sections on abnormal cell growth including an extensive chapter on neoplasia. Developmental and environmental pathology are also covered in this volume. The emphasis throughout has been to correlate well-established general principles and phenomena in pathology with what is now known about underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms.

About this title

About the Author

James O'D. McGee, Professor, Nuffield Department of Pathology and Bacteriology, University of Oxford. Peter G. Isaacson, Professor, University College London. Nicholas A. Wright, Professor, Department of Histopathology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London. Heather M. Dick, Department
of Medical Microbiology, University of Dundee. Mary P. E. Slack, Nuffield Department of Pathology and Bacteriology.

Review

'...the relatively low priced volumes are not only highly recommendable to students but also to every GP who wishes to be informed on current research and results and questions related to the field of Pathology'Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1994; 124:660

`...well illustrated in black and white, colour, and with well thought out figures and diagrams.'
`I certainly recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand the pathology, as opposed to simply describing it. It should find its way into all pathology libraries and, hopefully, the ideas will find their way into the minds of pathologists and clinicians.'The Journal of Clinical
Pathology

'The illustrations are good and sufficiently numerous to demonstrate the lesions for the surgical pathologist. The color photographs are particularly excellent. The broader scientific expositions found in each area are well written and intriguing when read in the context of a specific
question. Some day I would like to see a work as comprehensive as this presented on optical disk for computer access ... This large book is a worthwhile reference.'
Dennis W. Ross, Pathol Lab Med - Vol. 118, February 1994

'what needs to be said can be said very briefly ... This textbook is superb and easily the best general textbook of pathology available today. The illustrations are in colour and are excellent.'
J.P. Griffin

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0192619721
• ISBN 13: 9780192619723
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 918
• Editor: McGee James O'D., Isaacson Peter G., Wright Nicholas A., Dick Heather M., Slack Mary P. E.