Robbins Pathologic Basis of DiseasePresenting the latest edition of this popular, comprehensive and practical text of pathology. Written with great clarity for easy readability, this reference offers detailed discussions of genetic disorders, cellular injury and death, neoplasia, the skeletal system and soft tissue tumors, and much more. Completely revised and updated, this edition is even more user-friendly with the use of text boxes for key topics in each chapter and a new full-color design. Features 1200 excellent 4-color illustrations! |
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Page 528
A. Cross-section of aortic media with marked elastin fragmentation and formation
of areas devoid of elastin that resemble cystic spaces, from a patient with Marfan
syndrome. B. Normal aortic media for comparison, showing the regular layered ...
A. Cross-section of aortic media with marked elastin fragmentation and formation
of areas devoid of elastin that resemble cystic spaces, from a patient with Marfan
syndrome. B. Normal aortic media for comparison, showing the regular layered ...
Page 567
A, Degenerative calcific aortic stenosis of a previously normal valve having three
cusps (viewed from the aortic aspect). Nodular masses of calcium are heaped up
within the sinuses of Valsalva (arrow). Note that the commissures are not fused, ...
A, Degenerative calcific aortic stenosis of a previously normal valve having three
cusps (viewed from the aortic aspect). Nodular masses of calcium are heaped up
within the sinuses of Valsalva (arrow). Note that the commissures are not fused, ...
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crete ridgelike infolding of the aorta, just opposite the closed ductus arteriosus (
ligamentum arteriosum) (Fig. 13– 33). Encroachment on the aortic lumen is of
variable severity, sometimes leaving only a small channel or at other times ...
crete ridgelike infolding of the aorta, just opposite the closed ductus arteriosus (
ligamentum arteriosum) (Fig. 13– 33). Encroachment on the aortic lumen is of
variable severity, sometimes leaving only a small channel or at other times ...
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| Title | Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease MD consult Robbins Pathology Series Saunders W.B |
| Author | Ramzi S. Cotran |
| Editor | Vinay Kumar |
| Contributors | Tucker Collins, Stanley Leonard Robbins |
| Edition | 6, illustrated |
| Publisher | Saunders, 1999 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 5 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 072167335X, 9780721673356 |
| Length | 1425 pages |
| Subjects | › Medical / Pathology |
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