Functional Endocrine Pathology

Volume One: Part I: Historical perspective: Endocrine pathology: Past, present, and future; Part II: Investigative techniques: Biochemical tests; Diagnostic imaging procedures; Endocrine cytopathology; Morphologic methods; In vitro culture techniques; Molecular biology of the endocrine system; Cytogenetics; Part III: Endocrine anatomic pathology: The brain as an endocrine organ; The hypothalamus and neurohypophysis; The pineal gland; The thyroid gland; The parathyroid glands; The endocrine pancreas; The endocrine digestive system; The endocrine lung; The dispersed neuroendocrine cell system; Volume Two: The adrenal medulla and extra-adrenal paraganglia; The adrenal cortex; The male reproductive system; The female reproductive tract; The breast; The placenta; The integumentary system; The articular-skeletal system: Muscle, fat, and other connective tissues; The cardiovascular system; The kidney; The hepatobiliary system; The endocrine thymus; Syndromes of multiple endocrine; Part IV: Clinical applications: Clinicopathologic correlations; Part V: Mechanisms and pathogenesis: Heredity; Receptor studies in endocrine diseases with special reference to pituitary tumors; Oncogenes; Functional aspects of endocrine neoplasms; Causes and mechanisms of cell and tissue injury in endocrine glands; Chemically induced lesions in endocrine glands; The pathology of autoimmune endocrine disorders; Growth factors; Neurohormonal-immune interaction; Pathogenesis of endocrine tumors.