Table of Contents

PART 1 BASIC PATHOLOGY

1 What is pathology?

2 What is disease?

3 What causes disease?

PART 2 DISEASE MECHANISMS

4 Disorders of growth, differentiation and morphogenesis

5 Responses to cellular injury

6 Disorders of metabolism and homeostasis

7 Ischaemia, infarction and shock

8 Immunology and immunopathology

9 Inflammation

10 Neoplasia and carcinogenesis

11 Ageing and death

12 How do pathologists help patient care?

PART 3 SYSTEMATIC PATHOLOGY

13 Cardiovascular system

14 Respiratory tract

15 Alimentary system

16 Liver, biliary system and exocrine pancreas

17 Endocrine system

18 Breast

19 Female genital tract

20 Urinary and male genital tracts

21 Kidney diseases

22 Lymph nodes and extranodal lymphoid tissue, spleen and thymus

23 Blood and bone marrow

24 Skin

25 Osteoarticular and connective tissues

26 Central and peripheral nervous systems

Glossary

Index

Reviews

"This is an excellent resource for medical students throughout both the didactic and clinical portions of their training. The breadth and organization of the material make it a valuable introductory book for learning pathology that can also be used to review a topic later in training."

-William R Perry, MD, MPH (University of Michigan Medical School) Doody's Score: 82-4 Stars!