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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
Contributors
Preface: A New Chapter
Acknowledgments
General Pathology
Chapter 1 The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease
The Genome
Cellular Housekeeping
Cellular Metabolism and Mitochondrial Function
Cellular Activation
Signal Transduction Pathways
Growth Factors and Receptors
Interaction with the Extracellular Matrix
Maintaining Cell Populations
Suggested Readings
Chapter 2 Cellular Responses to Stress and Toxic Insults
Introduction to Pathology
Overview: Cellular Responses to Stress and Noxious Stimuli
Adaptations of Cellular Growth and Differentiation
Overview of Cell Injury and Cell Death
Causes of Cell Injury
Morphologic Alterations in Cell Injury
Mechanisms of Cell Injury
Clinicopathologic Correlations: Selected Examples of Cell Injury and Necrosis
Apoptosis
Autophagy
Intracellular Accumulations
Pathologic Calcification
Cellular Aging
Suggested Readings
Chapter 3 Inflammation and Repair
Overview of Inflammation: Definitions and General Features
Acute Inflammation
Chronic Inflammation
Systemic Effects of Inflammation
Tissue Repair
Cell and Tissue Regeneration
Repair by Connective Tissue Deposition
Factors That Influence Tissue Repair
Selected Clinical Examples of Tissue Repair and Fibrosis
Abnormalities in Tissue Repair
Suggested Readings
Chapter 4 Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock
Edema and Effusions
Hyperemia and Congestion
Hemostasis, Hemorrhagic Disorders, and Thrombosis
Embolism
Infarction
Shock
Suggested Readings
Chapter 5 Genetic Disorders
Genes and Human Diseases
Mendelian Disorders
Complex Multigenic Disorders
Chromosomal Disorders
Single-Gene Disorders with Nonclassic Inheritance
Molecular Genetic Diagnosis
Acknowledgment
Suggested Reading
Chapter 6 Diseases of the Immune System
The Normal Immune Response
Hypersensitivity: Immunologically Mediated Tissue Injury
Autoimmune Diseases
Rejection of Tissue Transplants
Immunodeficiency Syndromes
Amyloidosis
Suggested Readings
Chapter 7 Neoplasia
Nomenclature
Characteristics of Benign and Malignant Neoplasms
Epidemiology of Cancer
Molecular Basis of Cancer: Role of Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations
Carcinogenic Agents and Their Cellular Interactions
Suggested Readings
Chapter 8 Infectious Diseases
General Principles of Microbial Pathogenesis
Special Techniques for Diagnosing Infectious Agents
Viral Infections
Bacterial Infections
Fungal Infections
Parasitic Infections
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Suggested Readings
Chapter 9 Environmental and Nutritional Diseases
Environmental Effects on Global Disease Burden
Health Effects of Climate Change
Toxicity of Chemical and Physical Agents
Environmental Pollution
Occupational Health Risks: Industrial and Agricultural Exposures
Effects of Alcohol
Injury by Therapeutic Drugs and Drugs of Abuse
Injury by Physical Agents
Nutritional Diseases
Suggested Readings
Chapter 10 Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
Congenital Anomalies
Prematurity and Fetal Growth Restriction
Perinatal Infections
Fetal Hydrops
Inborn Errors of Metabolism and Other Genetic Disorders
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Tumors and Tumor-like Lesions of Infancy and Childhood
Suggested Readings
Systemic Pathology: Diseases of Organ Systems
Chapter 11 Blood Vessels
Vascular Structure and Function
Vascular Anomalies
Vascular Wall Response to Injury
Hypertensive Vascular Disease
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Aneurysms and Dissection
Vasculitis
Disorders of Blood Vessel Hyperreactivity
Veins and Lymphatics
Vascular Tumors
Pathology of Vascular Intervention
Suggested Readings
Chapter 12 The Heart
Cardiac Structure and Specializations
Effects of Aging on the Heart
Overview of Cardiac Pathophysiology
Heart Failure
Congenital Heart Disease
Ischemic Heart Disease
Arrhythmias
Hypertensive Heart Disease
Valvular Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathies
Pericardial Disease
Heart Disease Associated with Rheumatologic Disorders
Tumors of the Heart
Cardiac Transplantation
Suggested Readings
Chapter 13 Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus
Disorders of White Cells
Spleen
Thymus
Suggested Readings
Chapter 14 Red Blood Cell and Bleeding Disorders
Anemias
Polycythemia
Bleeding Disorders: Hemorrhagic Diatheses
Suggested Readings
Chapter 15 The Lung
Congenital Anomalies
Atelectasis (Collapse)
Pulmonary Edema
Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Diffuse Alveolar Damage)
Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Diseases
Obstructive Lung Diseases
Chronic Diffuse Interstitial (Restrictive) Diseases
Diseases of Vascular Origin
Pulmonary Infections
Lung Transplantation
Tumors
Pleura
Suggested Readings
Chapter 16 Head and Neck
Oral Cavity
Upper Airways
Ears
Neck
Salivary Glands
Suggested Readings
Chapter 17 The Gastrointestinal Tract
Congenital Abnormalities
Esophagus
Stomach
Small Intestine and Colon
Peritoneal Cavity
Tumors
Suggested Readings
Chapter 18 Liver and Gallbladder
The Liver and Bile Ducts
Gallbladder
Suggested Readings
Chapter 19 The Pancreas
Congenital Anomalies
Pancreatitis
Nonneoplastic Cysts
Neoplasms
Suggested Readings
Chapter 20 The Kidney
Clinical Manifestations of Renal Diseases
Glomerular Diseases
Tubular and Interstitial Diseases
Vascular Diseases
Congenital and Developmental Anomalies
Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
Urinary Tract Obstruction (Obstructive Uropathy)
Neoplasms of the Kidney
Suggested Readings
Chapter 21 The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
The Lower Urinary Tract
The Male Genital Tract
Suggested Readings
Chapter 22 The Female Genital Tract
Vulva
Vagina
Cervix
Body of Uterus and Endometrium
Fallopian Tubes
Ovaries
Gestational and Placental Disorders
Suggested Readings
Chapter 23 The Breast
Disorders of Development
Clinical Presentations of Breast Disease
Inflammatory Disorders
Benign Epithelial Lesions
Carcinoma of the Breast
Types of Breast Carcinoma
Stromal Tumors
Other Malignant Tumors of the Breast
Suggested Readings
Chapter 24 The Endocrine System
Pituitary Gland
Thyroid Gland
Parathyroid Glands
The Endocrine Pancreas
Adrenal Glands
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes
Pineal Gland
Suggested Readings
Chapter 25 The Skin
The Skin: More Than a Mechanical Barrier
Disorders of Pigmentation and Melanocytes
Benign Epithelial Tumors
Adnexal (Appendage) Tumors
Premalignant and Malignant Epidermal Tumors
Tumors of the Dermis
Tumors of Cellular Migrants to the Skin
Disorders of Epidermal Maturation
Acute Inflammatory Dermatoses
Chronic Inflammatory Dermatoses
Blistering (Bullous) Diseases
Disorders of Epidermal Appendages
Panniculitis
Infection
Suggested Readings
Chapter 26 Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
Bone
Joints
Soft Tissue
Suggested Readings
Chapter 27 Peripheral Nerves and Skeletal Muscles
Diseases of Peripheral Nerves
Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction
Diseases of Skeletal Muscle
Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Suggested Readings
Chapter 28 The Central Nervous System
Cellular Pathology of the Central Nervous System
Cerebral Edema, Hydrocephalus, and Raised Intracranial Pressure and Herniation
Malformations and Developmental Disorders
Perinatal Brain Injury
Trauma
Cerebrovascular Disease
Infections
Prion Diseases
Demyelinating Diseases
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Genetic Metabolic Diseases
Toxic and Acquired Metabolic Diseases
Tumors
Suggested Readings
Chapter 29 The Eye
Orbit
Eyelid
Conjunctiva
Sclera
Cornea
Anterior Segment
Uvea
Retina and Vitreous
Optic Nerve
The End-Stage Eye: Phthisis Bulbi
Suggested Readings
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