Description

Pathology is a branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin, and nature of disease. It involves the examination of tissues, organs, bodily fluids, and autopsies in order to study and diagnose disease. A tumor is an abnormal growth of body tissue. Tumors can be cancerous (malignant) or noncancerous (benign). Surgery is the first option in the treatment of many malignant tumours. This book provides a succinct overview of the principles, techniques and procedures of pathology and surgical treatment of tumors. It is a unique approach to this field. The book fully meets the requirements of modern surgical practice. There are also step by step descriptions of operative surgical techniques, practical hints and procedures in this book. This book is very well made with photographs of the surgical conditions, making the matter very clear without any ambiguity, covering all specialities of this field. It consists of contributions made by international experts. Scientists and students actively engaged in this field will find this book full of crucial and unexplored concepts.