,Robbins
BASIC PATHOLOGY
,Robbins
BASIC
PATHOLOGY
TENTH EDITION
Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath
Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology
Biological Sciences Division and The Pritzker Medical School
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
ARTIST James A. Perkins, MS, MFA
, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2899
ROBBINS BASIC PATHOLOGY, TENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-0-323-35317-5
International Edition: 978-0-323-48054-3
Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Previous editions copyrighted 2013, 2007, 2003, 1997, 1992, 1987, 1981, 1976, and 1971
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electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and
retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Details on how to seek
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Notices
Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and
experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or
medical treatment may become necessary.
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in
evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein.
In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety
of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
With respect to any drug or pharmaceutical products identified, readers are advised to check
the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of
each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and
duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of practitioners, relying
on their own experience and knowledge of their patients, to make diagnoses, to determine
dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety
precautions.
To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or editors
assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of
products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods,
products, instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kumar, Vinay, 1944- editor. | Abbas, Abul K., editor. | Aster, Jon C.,
editor. | Perkins, James A., illustrator.
Title: Robbins basic pathology / [edited by] Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas,
Jon C. Aster ; artist, James A. Perkins.
Other titles: Basic pathology
Description: Tenth edition. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier, [2018]
| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017002902 | ISBN 9780323353175 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: | MESH: Pathologic Processes
Classification: LCC RB111 | NLM QZ 140 | DDC 616.07–dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2017002902
Executive Content Strategist: James Merritt
Director, Content Development: Rebecca Gruliow
Publishing Services Manager: Julie Eddy
Book Production Specialist: Clay S. Broeker
Design Direction: Brian Salisbury
Printed in Canada
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
BASIC PATHOLOGY
,Robbins
BASIC
PATHOLOGY
TENTH EDITION
Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath
Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology
Biological Sciences Division and The Pritzker Medical School
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
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
Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts
ARTIST James A. Perkins, MS, MFA
, 1600 John F. Kennedy Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2899
ROBBINS BASIC PATHOLOGY, TENTH EDITION ISBN: 978-0-323-35317-5
International Edition: 978-0-323-48054-3
Copyright © 2018 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Previous editions copyrighted 2013, 2007, 2003, 1997, 1992, 1987, 1981, 1976, and 1971
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,
electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and
retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Details on how to seek
permission, further information about the Publisher’s permissions policies, and our arrangements
with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and the Copyright Licensing Agency
can be found at our website: www.elsevier.com/permissions.
This book and the individual contributions contained in it are protected under copyright by the
Publisher (other than as may be noted herein).
Notices
Knowledge and best practice in this field are constantly changing. As new research and
experience broaden our understanding, changes in research methods, professional practices, or
medical treatment may become necessary.
Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in
evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein.
In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety
of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility.
With respect to any drug or pharmaceutical products identified, readers are advised to check
the most current information provided (i) on procedures featured or (ii) by the manufacturer of
each product to be administered, to verify the recommended dose or formula, the method and
duration of administration, and contraindications. It is the responsibility of practitioners, relying
on their own experience and knowledge of their patients, to make diagnoses, to determine
dosages and the best treatment for each individual patient, and to take all appropriate safety
precautions.
To the fullest extent of the law, neither the Publisher nor the authors, contributors, or editors
assume any liability for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of
products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods,
products, instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Kumar, Vinay, 1944- editor. | Abbas, Abul K., editor. | Aster, Jon C.,
editor. | Perkins, James A., illustrator.
Title: Robbins basic pathology / [edited by] Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas,
Jon C. Aster ; artist, James A. Perkins.
Other titles: Basic pathology
Description: Tenth edition. | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Elsevier, [2018]
| Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017002902 | ISBN 9780323353175 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subjects: | MESH: Pathologic Processes
Classification: LCC RB111 | NLM QZ 140 | DDC 616.07–dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2017002902
Executive Content Strategist: James Merritt
Director, Content Development: Rebecca Gruliow
Publishing Services Manager: Julie Eddy
Book Production Specialist: Clay S. Broeker
Design Direction: Brian Salisbury
Printed in Canada
Last digit is the print number: 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
