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General Surgical Pathology

Fletcher, CDM (editor). Diagnostic Histopathology of Tumours. Churchill Livingstone 2007. ISBN 0443074348 The third edition of this classic surgical pathology textbook. A must-have for any practising surgical pathologist.

Mills SE, Carter D, Greenson JK,  Harold Oberman  HA, Reuter VE (editors). Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004. ISBN 9780781740517. This two volume book is very comprehensive although because it is multiauthor it varies in depth of content. A valuable book for any general surgical pathology department and for trainee pathologists.

Renal Pathology

Jeanette JC, Olson JL, Schwartz MM, Silva FG (editors). Heptinstall's Pathology of the Kidney. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2007. ISBN 9780781747509. The sixth edition of this classic textbook has been completely rewritten and updated with colour illustrations. All practising renal pathologists need access to this book.

Gastrointestinal Pathology

Fenoglio-Preiser CM, Noffsinger AE, Stemmerman GN, Lantz PE, Isaccson. Gastrointestinal Pathology. An Atlas and Text. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2008.  ISBN 9780781771467. The third edition of this atlas is a tour de force of gastrointestinal pathology and is particularly useful for rarer GI pathology conditions. Any specialist GI pathologist would find this book useful.

Odze RD, Goldblum RJ (editors). Surgical Pathology of the GI Tract, Liver, Biliary Tract and Pancreas. Saunders 2009 ISBN 1416040595. The 2^nd edition of this multiauthor GI pathology textbook is a must-have for pathologists practising lumenal pathology of the GI tract.

Head and Neck Pathology

Wenig BM. Atlas of Head and Neck Pathology. Saunders 2007. ISBN 9780721697888. This large volume has beautifully illustrated clinicopathological correlations of head and neck pathology and cytology. Useful for specialist head and neck pathologists.

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology

Wold LE, Unni K, Sim FH, Sundaram M. Atlas of Orthopedic Pathology with CD ROM. Third edition, Saunders  2008. ISBN9781416053286 An exceptionally well presented concise guide. The book consists of wide range of clinical, radiological and pathologic descriptions accompanied by radiographs, photographs of gross appearances and histological pictures of various orthopaedic pathological conditions (AK)

Skin Pathology

McKee P, Calonje JE. Diagnostic Atlas of Melanocytic Pathology. Mosby 2009. ISBN 0323048137 . This beautifully illustrated atlas complements other major texts on melanocytic skin pathology.

Endocrine Pathology

Clark DP, Faquin WC. Thyroid Cytopathology. Springer 2005, ISBN 9780387233048,  This small book is the only cytology book that the reviewer has found that gives colour illustrations of the full range of lesions seen in thyroid FNA. For this reason it is a must-have for any cytologist practising thyroid FNA.

Kini SR. Thyroid Cytopathology: An Atlas and Text. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins 2008, ISBN 139780781768832. T his excellent 513 page thyroid cytology atlas by Kini and colleagues from Detroit is the sort of book that all departments practising thyroid FNA ought to have. It also comes with a searchable web-based resource which complements the text.

LiVolsi VA, Asa SL. Endocrine Pathology. Churchill Livingstone 2002. ISBN 0443065950. A useful multiauthor book aimed at pathologists with a specialist interest in endocrine pathology.

Thompson LDR. Endocrine Pathology. Churchill Livingstone, 2006. ISBN 044306685X.  A well produced book with good colour illustrations aimed at practising surgical pathologists as well as specialists.

Yang GCH, Tao LC. Transabdominal fine needle aspiration biopsy. 2007. ISBN 139789812568823 A very detailed monograph by Drs Grace Yang and Liang Tao of their experience of the cytological findings seen in abdominal FNA. The section on the adrenal gland is very clear and helpful. A book that specialists in FNA cytology would find useful on the bookshelf above the microscope