Gynaecological Malignancy: Clinical and Experimental Studies

printed in the modem style of double columns and on good art paper. It has attractive chapter headings, artistically arranged tables and is exceedingly well paginated. The text is eminently readable, the style is clear, and the information authoritative and up-to-date. The book is liberally illustrated throughout with well chosen tables and figures. Most of the illustrations are in black and white, which is just as wvell. While colour plate No. 1 is acceptable if somewhat pastel in shade as is usual with Wright stained smears, the only other colour plate, No. 11 would have been better not included. The E.M. photographs are of very high quality and the black and white photographs of peripheral blood and bone marrow smears are all good, but this does not apply to many of the histology illustrations, some of which fall short of the general standard (e.g. 16/27). The book achieves its declared aim, and, based on pathophysiologic principles provides a useful understanding of the fundamental basis of haematological disorders, helps in promoting diagnosis and rationalising therapy. This textbook should find a place as a working manual in many a hospital ward and departmental library where it will become much used by both clinicians and trainee haematologists. The specialist haematologist will also find it very useful reading, for although each disorder has a short histological introduction, there is no lengthy discussion of the gradual development of knowledge of each condition, and without being comprehensive, most of the references included are up-to-date. It is unusual in this day and age for such a comprehensive textbook to be produced by a single author, i.e. apart from the chapter on monoclonal gammopathies which was contributed by Dr. Kyle and Dr. Bayrd. However, the advantages gained are those of continuity in style and absence of overlap. This textbook represents an enormous amount of work, time, energy and devotion on the part of the author, and deserves success in a highly coimpetitive field. THIS does not claim to be a comprehensive treatise or even a complete review of gynae-cological malignancies. It is a series of papers arising out of a conference examining different aspects of carcinoma of the cervix, ovary and endometrium. Emphasis is on epidemiology and aetiology and on therapy. There is discussion of herpes virus infection in cervical cancer and of cystic hyperplasia and endocrine influences in endometrial cancer. A valuable chapter by P. Rhodes gives …