HISTOLOGICAL TYPING OF LUNG TUMOURS

HISTOLOGICAL TYPING OF LUNG TUMOURS Edited

THE PATHOLOGY OF EMPHYSEMA By Lynne Reid. (Pp. ix + 372; 172 figures. 70s.) London: Lloyd-Luke Ltd. 1967. Emphysema is an elusive disease, ill understood, and difficult to recognize even at necropsy. Professor Lynne Reid is one of the foremost students of this condition and her many contributions are well known to those interested in chronic respiratory disease. In this monograph she has brough...

Histological typing of lung and pleural tumours: third edition.

The previous World Health Organisation (WHO) histological classifications of lung tumours (1967 and 1981) have been diYcult to apply consistently and reproducibly. This has been particularly problematical for small biopsies. It has resulted in considerable diYculties in interpreting studies of the frequency of the various histological types in diVerent countries and situations, and it is also i...

WHO histological classification of tumours of the lung

With more than 1.1 million deaths annually worldwide, lung cancer is the most frequent and one of the most deadly cancer types. In men, 85-90% of cases can be attributed to tobacco smoking. Some Western countries in which the smoking habit took off about 100 years ago, tobacco control programmes have led to a significant decline in mortality. Unfortunately, the habit has now spread to many newl...

Histological Appearances of Tumours

T.D., B.Sc.(Lond.), M.R.C.S.(Eng.), L.R.C.P.(Lond.). (Pp. xvi + 773; figs. 980. 90s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1956. TIJIE scope of this book is larger than the title would suggest. In the author's words, "This book is concer-ned not only with the histological and histogenetical aspects of tumours but also with the development of tissues and organs from which they arise; it de...

WHO histological classification of odontogenic tumours