Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology (2-Volume Set)

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Fully updated, the Fifth Edition of this standard-environment two-volume reference presents the much complex diagnostic techniques and the latest information on all currently known disease entities. Extra than 90 preeminent surgical pathologists propose expert advice on the diagnostic evaluation of each type of specimen from each anatomic site. The Fifth Edition contains over 4,400 full-color photographs. This edition offers detailed coverage of the latest developments in the field, counting new molecular and immunohistochemical markers for diagnosis and prognosis of neoplasia, improved classification systems for diagnosis and prognosis, the role of pathology in new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, and the recognition of new entities or variants of entities. Where appropriate updated World Health Organization (WHO) terminology has been employed for tumor diagnosis. A few of the many specific changes contain an update on the serrated adenoma and serrated carcinoma pathway; virtually new chapters on salivary gland, larynx, blood vessels, heart, non-melanocytic skin tumors, and placenta; complete updates of the lymph node and bone marrow chapters incorporating the new WHO terminology; and an extended discussion of the molecular biology of thyroid neoplasia. All full-color illustrations have been color-balanced to spectacularly advance picture excellence. A companion Website will contain the fully searchable topic and an picture bank.

Customer Reviews

great book 2009-12-07

By Eric

This is an excellent book. It is helpful to have a single reference for the vast majority of your needs in surgical pathology. Obviously, it can't be everything. You sacrifice consistent style for the variety of authors -- similarly this translates into some sections being easier to use than others. Also, at times I want more pictures, but then this is not an atlas. Overall, I have found most of the sections to be of high quality, with good information and good pictures. I am very happy with my purchase.

Recommendations for the next edition:
1. even more pictures
2. even more charts comparing diseases or features
3. inset boxes with key features in each disease

teeny type; understandable but regrettable choice 2009-11-15

By R Tam (Portland, Oregon USA)

This is an enormous accomplishment and overall very good. Compared to Rosai, Sternberg benefits clearly from the advantage of multiauthorship (a generally very high level of expertise in every section--NO one even Rosai can be entirely on top of this range of material) and suffers from the disadvantage of multiauthorship (widely differing writing styles and writing skill-some chapters of Sternberg really needed more editorial control)
The level of completeness and depth here IS impressive and does overall exceed Rosai BUT it has led to one substantial and unfortunate decision. In order to get so much into 2 volumes that could be lifted by a normal human being without fear of omni-sphincteric herniation, the decision was made to downsize the print size significantly ?6. This really hampers the ability to read the book for any period of time and reduces it to a "pick it up and put it down (quickly)" reference source. One could peer into this book for a specific question. However anyone attempting to plow through even a chapter written with this tiny print size, (much less read this cover to cover) would need a large hand lens and a bottle of Advil. Even if a 3rd volume was required, I think readability should have been the preferred choice over compact completeness.
I hope Rosai has one more edition in him!

Excellent resource 2009-11-04

By resident (California)

When I initially received my copies of the new Sternberg I was concerned that the volumes' lighter weight would translate into deficits in content. After using the new edition during two busy months on the surg path service, however, I have found it to be even more substantive than its predecessor (apparently we can thank the new edition's improved portability to slightly thinner pages and smaller text). Because I store my old edition at work and my new copies at home, there have been multiple instances when, after initially reviewing a section while previewing at the office, I have returned home and been met with a more reader-friendly and content-rich review in the new edition. Even without these improvements the new edition would be worth purchasing for the images alone. The quantity and quality of the images are greatly improved from the previous edition, and the photographs almost uniformly lack the awkward blue backgrounds, poor contrast, overbearing fuchsias etc. that plague so many pathology publications. While some readers have taken issue with the changes in tone and areas of redundancy inherent to a multi-authored book, I have found it far more reassuring to take advice from the experts in each field than from a single source. I have minor complaints about certain subtopics, most notably the portion on vascular tumors of the bone, but overall have found the new edition to be an excellent investment.

Accessible and easy to read 2009-11-02

By PathRes

I thought the book was excellent. I found most sections to be clear and easy to read. The pictures are very high quality. Rosai has a better thyroid chapter, but otherwise I find this to be an excellent resource for surgical pathology.

Sloppy 2009-10-14

By path resident

The content of the book is thorough, although some authors do a much better job organizing their chapters than others do. The big advantage of this series lies in the histologic descriptions of each pathologic entity. That being said, a *huge* drawback is the sloppy editing. There are numerous misspellings, incorrect or inconsistent information, and mislabeling of figures - inexcusable in a fifth edition. These inaccuracies are frustrating, and I constantly question whether or not the information I'm reading is actually correct. Whenever I sit down to read, I keep a bottle of white-out nearby to correct the numerous mistakes I find. If you're looking for a surg path textbook, I'd recommend buying Rosai.

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