Robbins, Cotran & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease

by Vinay Kumar MBBS, MD, FRCPath (Editor), Abul K. Abbas MBBS (Editor), Jon C. Aster MD, PhD (Editor), Jayanta Debnath (Editor), Abhijit Das (Editor)

Overview

**Selected for 2025 Doody’s Core Titles® with "Essential Purchase" designation in Pathology**

Comprehensive, accessible, and highly illustrated, Robbins, Cotran & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease, 11th Edition, offers an in-depth, state-of-the-art overview of human diseases and their cellular and molecular basis. This best-selling text delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal understanding of the latest basic science and clinical content. More than 1,000 high-quality photographs and full-color illustrations highlight new information in molecular biology, disease classifications, new drugs and drug therapies, and much more. Ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation, coursework, or as a clinical reference, this acclaimed text is a must-have resource for students, residents, researchers, academic faculty, and practitioners.

• Explains concepts in a clear and concise manner, progressing logically from pathogenesis to morphology to clinical features of major human disease entities
• Uses an outstanding full-color, user-friendly design to simplify your study and quickly direct you to the information you need to know, with learning features such as boldface overviews at the beginning of each section, key concepts boxes, selected additional reading, schematic diagrams that illustrate complex concepts, many new and significantly revised figures, and gross and microscopic images depicting disease processes
• Brings you up to date with the latest information on disease pathogenesis, including tumor-host interactions, the pathogenesis and pathology of COVID-19, and the role of the microbiome in non-communicable diseases, as well as current classification systems, molecular and genetic testing, personalized medicine, and targeted therapeutics
• Reflects increased attention to diversity and inclusion throughout.
• Shares the knowledge and expertise of two new editors: educator and scientist Dr. Jayanta Debnath of UCSF Department of Pathology, and educator and illustrator Dr. Abhijit Das of Janakpuri Super Specialty Hospital
• An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud – as well as access updated supplementary materials, including multiple-choice board-style questions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443264528
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	06/05/2025
Series:	Robbins Pathology
Edition description:	11th ed.
Pages:	1392
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.00(d)

About the Author

Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath, Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology, Biologic Sciences Division and the Pritzker Medical School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

Jayanta Debnath is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Pathology at the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California.

Table of Contents

1. The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease
2. Cellular Responses to Stress and Toxic: Adaptation, Injury, and Death
3. Inflammation and Repair
4. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock
5. Genetic Disorders
6. Diseases of the Immune System
7. Neoplasia
8. Infectious Diseases
9. Environmental and Nutritional Pathology
10. Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
11. Blood Vessels
12. The Heart
13. Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen and Thymus
14. Red Blood Cell and Bleeding Disorders
15. The Lung
16. Head and Neck
17. The Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Liver and Gallbladder
19. The Pancreas
20. The Kidney
21. The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
22. The Female Genital Tract
23. The Breast
24. The Endocrine System
25. The Skin
26. Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
27. Peripheral Nerve and Skeletal Muscles
28. The Central Nervous System
29. The Eye

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Pathology’s definitive, gold-standard text for nearly 50 years—now fully revised and updated