Multiple copies are available in the library. A major strength of this book is, of course, the accurate and detailed descriptions of the gross and microscopic changes associated with different disease processes, including information on the general and specific mechanisms from which the lesions evolve. It is the prime resource to go to for help in learning about the morphologic aspects of the tutorial cases. The chapters on some systems segregate microbial and parasitic diseases into one section. In most chapters, all etiologic categories are included in discussions of each segment of the system.
All chapters are lengthy and contain far more information than is needed for any tutorial case.
The most useful approach to using this text is to skim through the chapter for a system under consideration in a case and select appropriate sections for more careful reading. This is a great text to use to increase your vocabulary of descriptive terms that you are likely to see in pathology reports. It is also a good resource for illustrations of gross and microscopic lesions. Nearly all the figures are photographs and photomicrographs. There are few diagrams or schematic drawings.