Oxford Handboook of Clinical Pathology

Book Preface

This fi rst edition of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Pathology was written with the aim of producing a pocket-sized book which concisely conveys the key pathology relevant to clinical practice.

The handbook covers both general and systems-based pathology with each topic occupying either a single- or double-page spread. A uniform sequence of headings is followed for each topic to allow easy access to the facts.

Although aimed primarily at medical students, this handbook should also be useful for postgraduate doctors working in specialties with close links to pathology.

I hope you fi nd this handbook helpful and easy to learn from. Feedback on errors and omissions would be much appreciated. Please post your comments via the OUP website (www.oup.co.uk/medicine/handbooks).

James Carton
2011

Contents
Detailed contents xi
Symbols and abbreviations xx
1 Basic pathology 1
2 Infectious diseases 15
3 Vascular pathology 27
4 Cardiac pathology 39
5 Respiratory pathology 57
6 Gastrointestinal pathology 83
7 Hepatobiliary pathology 115
8 Pancreatic pathology 131
9 Renal pathology 141
10 Urological pathology 157
11 Gynaecological pathology 185
12 Breast pathology 215
13 Endocrine pathology 231
14 Haematopathology 255
15 Skin pathology 285
16 Osteoarticular pathology 305
17 Neuropathology 321
18 Multisystem diseases 345
Index 351