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comprises a series of examination questions, allowing

readers to test their knowledge and comprehension. The
short answers direct the reader to the page in the surgical
pathology textbook where further details may be found.
The review has contributions from 14 medical patholo-
gists and is intended mainly for physicians who are
residents in anatomic pathology or for those seeking
recertification.
The book is 503 pages divided into 32 chapters—each
chapter is a series of true/false questions with the answers
provided within the chapter. The pages of each chapter
are color coded which assists in using the book. Most
chapters are based on a major organ or an organ system
such as bone, skin, respiratory tract, soft tissues, eye and
adnexae, etc. However the first three chapters test
knowledge in such general areas of surgical pathology
practice as tissue fixation, photography, quality assur-
ance, legal aspects, consultations, as well as areas such as
flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, microarrays,
chromosomal changes, and other. The review contains
over 4000 questions, most simply as text although a
minority require evaluating an image on the page which
may be of radiographs, MRI, cytology, gross or micro-
scopic pathology or ultrastructure. The final chapter is a
comprehensive examination and adopts the format of
multiple choice questions.
While this review is probably beyond the needs of most
veterinary pathologists, training institutions may want to
have a copy in their library. The scope of the areas
deemed to be appropriate for a trainee medical patholo-
gist are of considerable interest including embryology,
anatomy and physiology which may provide food for
thought for examiners within colleges of veterinary
Damjanov, I., and Nola, M. (eds.). Rosai and Ackerman’s
pathologists.
Surgical Pathology Review. 503 pp. Mosby Elsevier,
Philadelphia, PA, 2007. $63.00. ISBN 13: 9780323044998;
ISBN 10: 0-323-04499-9.
. Brian A. Summers, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS, FRCPath
The Royal Veterinary College
This soft cover book is intended as a supplement to . London
Rosai and Ackerman’s surgical pathology textbook and England