McKee's Pathology of the Skin, 2-Volume Set

Winner of the British Medical Association award (Dermatology Book Category) and the The Society of Authors & the Royal Society of Medicine 2005 book awards (New Edition of an Edited Book)


The most complete, in-depth coverage of the field available today in one source! It focuses particularly on aetiology and pathogenesis, disease mechanisms and includes all of the appropriate recent genetic, molecular and basic science data. More than 5,400 illustrations include depictions of clinical variants to support clinicopathological correlation and differential diagnoses. The 3rd Edition has been completely reorganised and redesigned to better meet the diagnostic challenges faced in everyday practice. Histologic diagnostic pitfalls are highlighted throughout and include detailed cross references for all relevant conditions.

Table of Contents

Volume 1

1 The structure and function of skin

John McGrath

2 Specialized techniques in dermatopathology

Pratista Ramdial , Boris Bastian , John Goodlad ,

John McGrath and Alexander Lazar

3 Disorders of keratinization

Dieter Metze

4 Inherited and autoimmune subepidermal blistering

diseases

5 Acantholytic disorders

6 Spongiotic, psoriasiform and pustular

dermatoses

7 Lichenoid and interface dermatoses

Wei-Lien Wang and Alexander Lazar

8 Superficial and deep perivascular inflammatory

dermatoses

9 Granulomatous, necrobiotic and perforating

dermatoses

10 Inflammatory diseases of the subcutaneous fat

Bostjan Luzar and Eduardo Calonje

11 Diseases of the oral mucosa

Sook-Bin Woo

12 Diseases of the anogenital skin

Eduardo Calonje , Sallie Neill , Chris Bunker ,

Nick Francis , Alcides Chaux and Antonio C Cubilla

13 Degenerative and metabolic diseases

Nooshin Brinster and Eduardo Calonje

14 Cutaneous adverse reactions to drugs

Nooshin Brinster

15 Neutrophilic and eosinophilic

dermatoses

16 Vascular diseases

Thomas Brenn

17 Idiopathic connective tissue

disorders

Eduardo Calonje and Bostjan Luzar

18 Infectious diseases of the skin

Wayne Grayson

Volume 2

19 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

and acquired immunodeficiency

syndrome (AIDS)-associated cutaneous

diseases

P. K. Ramdial and W . Grayson

20 Disorders of pigmentation

21 Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue

Alexander Lazar and Wei-Lien Wang

22 Diseases of the hair

Rodrigo Restrepo and Eduardo Calonje

23 Diseases of the nails

Josette Andre , Ursula Sass and Anne Theunis

24 Tumors of the surface epithelium

25 Melanocytic nevi

Bostgan Luzar , Eduardo Calonje and Boris Bastian

26 Melanoma

Alex Lazar and Boris Bastian

27 Tumors of the conjunctiva

Jacob Péer , Sharhar Frenkel

28 Sentinel node biopsies

A.J. Cochran

29 Cutaneous lymphoproliferative

diseases and related

disorders

John Goodlad and Eduardo Calonje

30 Cutaneous metastases and Paget's disease

of the skin

Doina Ivan and Eduardo Calonje

31 Tumors of the hair follicle

32 Tumors and related lesions of the sebaceous

glands

33 Tumors of the sweat glands

34 Cutaneous cysts

35 Connective tissue tumors

Eduardo Calonje and Alex Largar

Index


Key Features

Recognize all the histological variations of any skin condition through coverage that integrates dermatopathology, clinical correlations, and clinical photographs.

Easily reference key points thanks to bulleted lists of clinical features and differential diagnosis tables.

Diagnose accurately using over 5,000 histopathologic and clinical illustrations that demonstrate the range of histologic manifestations.

New to This Edition

Stay current with updated and expanded coverage of diseases of the nail, cutaneous connective tissue tumors, tumors of the lymphoreticular system, and conjunctiva specimens.

Minimize errors and formulate accurate reports by applying up-to-date molecular research tools, classification guidelines, immunohistochemical practices, and more.

Effectively correlate your findings with clinical features through all-new, high-quality illustrations-none repeated from the previous editions-for each diagnostic entity.

Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com, along with a downloadable image bank and a link to PathConsult.

Published Reviews

It is difficult to review such a book without seeming overly enthusiastic. The book will be equally useful to dermatopathologists and dermatologists and is a worthy addition to any pathology library. This is a masterfully written and beautifully illustrated text that will undoubtedly be kept close to the microscope."

-Daniel Toweill, MD, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, review of the previous edition
Author Information
By J. Eduardo Calonje, MD, DipRCPath, Director of Diagnostic Dermatopathology, Department of Dermato-Histopathology, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK; Thomas Brenn, MD, PhD, FRCPath, Consultant Dermatopathologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Western General Hospital and The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Alexander J Lazar, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, Sections of Dermatopathology and Sarcoma Pathology, Faculty, Sarcoma Research Center and Graduate School of Biomedical Science, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA and Phillip H. McKee, MD, FRCPath, Formerly Associate Professor of Pathology and Director, Division of Dermatopathology, Department of Surgical Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA