Modern Surgical Pathology, 2nd edition, 2-volume Set, Expert Consult-Online and Print

This textbook looks to the future, emphasizing recent advances in immunohistochemistry and molecular biology that have had major impacts on surgical pathology. Summaries of important staging parameters and the crucial components of the final surgical pathology report are also provided. Contents comprise 54 articles covering these areas: the surgical pathology laboratory, head and neck, breast, gastrointestinal tract, urinary tract, skin, male and female reproductive systems, and other systems comprised of the thoracic hematolymphoid, endocrine, soft tissue, skeleton, and nervous. Illustrations consist primarily of tinted photomicrographs, and the figures from the CD-ROM are, according to the editors, well-integrated into the text. Editors and contributors are overwhelmingly from US medical establishments. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR