by Garg Gobind Rai, Gupta Sparsh
The Review of Pathology and Genetics depicts brief discussion about cell injury, inflammation, hemodynamics, genetics, neoplasia, immunity, pathology of white blood cells and platelets, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, kidney and urinary bladder, gastrointestinal tract, central nervous system and liver. Pathology is considered to be one of the most difficult and at the same time most important subject in various postgraduate entrance examinations. The major role of growth factors has been explained to stimulate the activity of genes that are required for cell growth and cell division. The book provides a concise and enriched text in each chapter followed by MCQs from various postgraduate entrance examinations. To make remember large number of pathological features several easy to grasp mnemonics have been given throughout the text. Miscellaneous topics that are discussed include salivary gland tumors, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma, Wilms’ tumor, langerhans cell histiocytosis, thymoma, and linear scleroderma.