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General Surgical Pathology
Fletcher, CDM (editor). Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumours. Churchill
Livingstone 2007. ISBN 0443074348 The third edition of this classic surgical pathology textbook. A must-have for any practising surgical
pathologist.
Mills SE, Carter D,
Greenson JK, Harold Oberman HA, Reuter VE (editors).
Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004. ISBN 9780781740517. This two volume book is very comprehensive although because it is multiauthor it varies in depth of content. A valuable
book for any general surgical pathology department and for trainee pathologists.
Renal Pathology
Jeanette JC, Olson JL, Schwartz MM, Silva FG (editors). Heptinstall's Pathology
of the Kidney. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2007. ISBN 9780781747509. The sixth edition of this classic textbook has been completely
rewritten and updated with colour illustrations. All practising renal pathologists need access to this book.
Gastrointestinal Pathology
Fenoglio-Preiser CM, Noffsinger AE, Stemmerman GN, Lantz PE, Isaccson. Gastrointestinal
Pathology. An Atlas and Text. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2008. ISBN 9780781771467. The third edition of this atlas is a tour
de force of gastrointestinal pathology and is particularly useful for rarer GI pathology conditions. Any specialist GI pathologist would find
this book useful.
Odze RD, Goldblum RJ (editors). Surgical Pathology of the GI Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas. Saunders 2009 ISBN
1416040595. The 2nd edition of this multiauthor GI pathology textbook is a must-have for
pathologists practising lumenal pathology of the GI tract.
Head and Neck Pathology
Wenig BM. Atlas of Head and Neck Pathology. Saunders 2007. ISBN
9780721697888. This large volume has beautifully illustrated clinicopathological correlations of head and neck pathology and cytology. Useful for
specialist head and neck pathologists.
Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Wold LE, Unni K, Sim FH, Sundaram M. Atlas of Orthopedic
Pathology with CD ROM. Third edition, Saunders 2008. ISBN9781416053286 An exceptionally
well presented concise guide. The book consists of wide range of clinical, radiological and pathologic descriptions accompanied
by radiographs, photographs of gross appearances and histological pictures of various orthopaedic pathological conditions
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Skin
Pathology
McKee P, Calonje JE. Diagnostic Atlas of Melanocytic Pathology. Mosby 2009. ISBN 0323048137
. This beautifully illustrated atlas complements other major texts on melanocytic skin
pathology.
Endocrine Pathology
Clark DP, Faquin WC. Thyroid Cytopathology. Springer 2005, ISBN
9780387233048, This small book is the only cytology book that the reviewer has found that gives colour illustrations of the full
range of lesions seen in thyroid FNA. For this reason it is a must-have for any cytologist practising thyroid FNA.
Kini SR. Thyroid
Cytopathology: An Atlas and Text. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2008, ISBN 139780781768832. T
his excellent 513 page thyroid cytology atlas by Kini and colleagues from
Detroit
is the sort of book that all departments practising thyroid FNA ought to have. It also comes with a searchable web-based
resource which complements the text.
LiVolsi VA, Asa SL. Endocrine Pathology. Churchill Livingstone 2002. ISBN
0443065950. A useful multiauthor book aimed at pathologists with a specialist interest in endocrine pathology.
Thompson LDR. Endocrine Pathology. Churchill Livingstone, 2006. ISBN
044306685X. A well produced book with good colour illustrations aimed at practising surgical pathologists as well as
specialists.
Yang GCH, Tao LC. Transabdominal fine needle aspiration biopsy. 2007. ISBN
139789812568823 A very detailed monograph by
Drs Grace Yang and Liang Tao of their experience of the cytological findings seen in
abdominal FNA. The section on the adrenal gland is very clear and helpful. A book that specialists in FNA cytology would find useful on the
bookshelf above the microscope
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