Author Description

Here is the new edition of the definitive reference work on liver pathology. Comprehensive, authoritative and superbly illustrated, this book leads the field, with editors and contributors who represent a who's who of hepatopathology. The fourth edition is an invaluable bench-side reference and research tool for the day-to-day diagnosis of the wide range of appearances of the liver resulting from infection, tumours and tumour-like lesions or damage caused by drugs or toxinsSuperbly illustrated in full colour throughoutChildhood and adult diseases coveredNew developments in virology and immunopathology Extended chapter on transplantation pathology with key information on the treatment of acute and chronic liver diseaseUp-to-date information on normal structure and function, inherited metabolic disorders, injury due to drugs and toxins, biliary tract and vascular disorders, transplantation pathology and liver cytopathologyMore on imaging where it aids diagnosis/biopsyGreater emphasis on disease mechanisms