Spindle cell proliferations of diverse types which vary greatly in their behavior may occur in the urinary bladder. Some of them such as the inflammatory pseudotumor and the postoperative spindle cell nodule are reactive and clinically benign although they may be responsible for significant symptoms. On the other hand, certain other lesions such as sarcomatoid carcinomas are typically highly ma...

In this third edition of his practical little handbook, Dr. Gibbes has introduced a quantity of new matter and subjected the previous edition to revision. The chapters entitled " On Bacteria " and " On Staining Bacteria " consist merely of a few isolated extracts on the subject from certain journals, when a well-digested summary would be much more acceptable. Special manuals on Bacteriology are...

This book is the work of a group of professors of the Columbia University. It is written primarily for the student and controversial discussions have been wisely avoided. With each new edition some chapters have been rewritten, so that since the first edition the book is completely changed. In this edition a new chapter on the living cell has been added; in it the subject of tissue culture has ...

Professor Maximow has left his mark in medical history as a cytologist of the first rank, and it is therefore fortunate that he should have left behind him when he died sullicient manuscript and notes to enable a book on histology to be published in his name. The historical value of such a book would in any case be considerable, but it is greatly to the credit of the second author that this boo...

The paratesticular region is a relatively small anatomical compartment containing a disproportionately large number of anatomic structures. In addition to the testicular collecting system there are mesothelial and mesenchymal components representing extensions of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneum. The epithelial, mesothelial, and connective tissue elements give rise to a wide variety of ...

All digestive systems perform common functions: breaking down ingested food to its constituent monomers, absorbing these monomers across the alimentary epithelium, and getting rid of indigestible components. The vertebrate digestive tract consists of a longitudinal tube through the body with a common basic wall plan; the length of the tube and the modifications in the wall depend partly on diet...

Sanerkin and Fraser (1975) describte a technique designed to facilitate orientation of blocks and sections (and diminish the workload olWechncian and pathologist) and they refer to the problems inherent in the handling and sectioning of .-cervical cone-biopsies. They effect orientation by means of a stained track made in the anterior lip of the cervix with a needle but the technique in its simp...

introduction. in order to understand the cellular and tissue damages or changes in various diseases, it is imperative to be knowledgeable about the normal structure of different tissues. the histology course, which is taught in the first year of medicine in iran, is supposed to provide such knowledge. in this study, we did evaluate this course for its methods of teaching as well as clinical rel...