This authoritative reference provides an all-encompassing guide to fetal and neonatal pathology, covering conditions from complicated pregnancies and multiple gestations to abortion, placental abnormalities, and disorders affecting full-term neonates. By integrating clinical, pathologic, and genetic perspectives, the text offers a thorough understanding of disease processes, helping practitioners and trainees make accurate diagnoses and informed management decisions.
Key Features
- Comprehensive coverage of both common and rare embryonic, fetal, and neonatal disorders.
- Correlates clinical findings with pathology and genetic information for each systemic disease.
- Highlights the genetic and molecular basis of birth defects.
- Nearly 2,500 illustrations, including 2,350 in full color, depict abnormalities as seen in practice.
- Practical guidance on autopsy techniques and protocols.
- Up-to-date coverage of molecular pathology, immunohistochemistry, DNA technology, and developmental biology.
- User-friendly summary tables and diagnostic flow charts for quick reference.
- CD-ROM with all illustrations from the two-volume set, available for presentations and teaching.
