Robbins, Cotran & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease
11th Edition
Published on 18. July 2025
Book
Hardback
1280 pages
978-0-443-26452-8 (ISBN)
Description
**Selected for 2026 Doody's Core Titles as an Essential Purchase in Pathology**
Comprehensive, accessible, and highly illustrated, Robbins, Cotran & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease, 11th Edition, offers an in-depth, state-of-the-art overview of human diseases and their cellular and molecular basis. This best-selling text delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal understanding of the latest basic science and clinical content. More than 1,000 high-quality photographs and full-color illustrations highlight new information in molecular biology, disease classifications, new drugs and drug therapies, and much more. Ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation, coursework, or as a clinical reference, this acclaimed text is a must-have resource for students, residents, researchers, academic faculty, and practitioners.
Explains concepts in a clear and concise manner, progressing logically from pathogenesis to morphology to clinical features of major human disease entities
Uses an outstanding full-color, user-friendly design to simplify your study and quickly direct you to the information you need to know, with learning features such as boldface overviews at the beginning of each section, key concepts boxes, selected additional reading, schematic diagrams that illustrate complex concepts, many new and significantly revised figures, and gross and microscopic images depicting disease processes
Brings you up to date with the latest information on disease pathogenesis, including tumor-host interactions, the pathogenesis and pathology of COVID-19, and the role of the microbiome in non-communicable diseases, as well as current classification systems, molecular and genetic testing, personalized medicine, and targeted therapeutics
Reflects increased attention to diversity and inclusion throughout.
Shares the knowledge and expertise of two new editors: educator and scientist Dr. Jayanta Debnath of UCSF Department of Pathology, and educator and illustrator Dr. Abhijit Das of Janakpuri Super Specialty Hospital
An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud - as well as access updated supplementary materials, including multiple-choice board-style questions
Comprehensive, accessible, and highly illustrated, Robbins, Cotran & Kumar Pathologic Basis of Disease, 11th Edition, offers an in-depth, state-of-the-art overview of human diseases and their cellular and molecular basis. This best-selling text delivers the latest, most essential pathology knowledge in a readable, interesting manner, ensuring optimal understanding of the latest basic science and clinical content. More than 1,000 high-quality photographs and full-color illustrations highlight new information in molecular biology, disease classifications, new drugs and drug therapies, and much more. Ideal for USMLE or specialty board preparation, coursework, or as a clinical reference, this acclaimed text is a must-have resource for students, residents, researchers, academic faculty, and practitioners.
Explains concepts in a clear and concise manner, progressing logically from pathogenesis to morphology to clinical features of major human disease entities
Uses an outstanding full-color, user-friendly design to simplify your study and quickly direct you to the information you need to know, with learning features such as boldface overviews at the beginning of each section, key concepts boxes, selected additional reading, schematic diagrams that illustrate complex concepts, many new and significantly revised figures, and gross and microscopic images depicting disease processes
Brings you up to date with the latest information on disease pathogenesis, including tumor-host interactions, the pathogenesis and pathology of COVID-19, and the role of the microbiome in non-communicable diseases, as well as current classification systems, molecular and genetic testing, personalized medicine, and targeted therapeutics
Reflects increased attention to diversity and inclusion throughout.
Shares the knowledge and expertise of two new editors: educator and scientist Dr. Jayanta Debnath of UCSF Department of Pathology, and educator and illustrator Dr. Abhijit Das of Janakpuri Super Specialty Hospital
An enhanced eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text and figures, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud - as well as access updated supplementary materials, including multiple-choice board-style questions
Reviews / Votes
"...the leading U.S. pathology textbook... [that] aims to offer an in-depth yet comprehensive state-of-the-art overview of human pathology.The reviewers of previous editions of 'big Robbins' (as it is usually called) have used superlatives to describe it and call it 'the Bible of pathology', 'the must-have textbook of pathology', and 'the definitive comprehensive textbook of pathology'. Accordingly, even before this 11th edition, it was recognized as the leading comprehensive textbook of pathology, the best of the best. In my view, this edition deserves all those accolades as well; it could not have been done any better! It is an excellent pathology textbook for students of medicine are other allied health professions. It covers all the basic aspects of pathology and is masterfully illustrated. It is well written and edited, and well-illustrated with color photos and conceptual drawings, which give it a dynamic quality. Pathophysiology and clinical pathologic correlations are its major attractive features. I recommend it as the best currently available comprehensive pathology textbook."Review by Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD(University of Kansas Medical Center), (c)Doody's Review Service, 2026. Doody's Score: 100, 5 Stars!
Review of the previous edition:
"I recommend it highly. Simply stated, I cannot imagine a major modern textbook of pathology could be written better than this." --Ivan Damjanov, MD, PhD (University of Kansas Medical Center) Doody's Review Service
More details
Series
Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
1085; Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 282 mm
Width: 225 mm
Thickness: 51 mm
Weight
2722 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-26452-8 (9780443264528)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
Vinay Kumar | Abul K. Abbas | Jon C. Aster
Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Book
06/2020
10th Edition
Elsevier
€122.55
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Persons
Vinay Kumar, MBBS, MD, FRCPath, Alice Hogge and Arthur A. Baer Distinguished Service Professor of Pathology, Biologic Sciences Division and the Pritzker Medical School, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California Jon C. Aster, MD, PhD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. Jayanta Debnath is Distinguished Professor and Chair in the Department of Pathology at the University of California San Francisco San Francisco, California.
Editor
Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, USA
Professor, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Janakpuri Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Content
1. The Cell as a Unit of Health and Disease
2. Cell Injury, Cell Death, and Adaptations
3. Inflammation and Repair
4. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock
5. Genes and Human Diseases
6. Diseases of the Immune System
7. Neoplasia
8. Infectious Diseases
9. Environmental and Nutritional Diseases
10. Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
11. Blood Vessels
12. The Heart
13. Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus
14. Red Blood Cell and Bleeding Disorders
15. The Lung
16. Head and Neck
17. The Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Liver and Gallbladder
19. The Pancreas
20. The Kidney
21. The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
22. The Female Genital Tract
23. The Breast
24. The Endocrine System
25. The Skin
26. Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
27. Peripheral Nerves and Skeletal Muscles
28. The Central Nervous System
29. The Eye
2. Cell Injury, Cell Death, and Adaptations
3. Inflammation and Repair
4. Hemodynamic Disorders, Thromboembolic Disease, and Shock
5. Genes and Human Diseases
6. Diseases of the Immune System
7. Neoplasia
8. Infectious Diseases
9. Environmental and Nutritional Diseases
10. Diseases of Infancy and Childhood
11. Blood Vessels
12. The Heart
13. Diseases of White Blood Cells, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus
14. Red Blood Cell and Bleeding Disorders
15. The Lung
16. Head and Neck
17. The Gastrointestinal Tract
18. Liver and Gallbladder
19. The Pancreas
20. The Kidney
21. The Lower Urinary Tract and Male Genital System
22. The Female Genital Tract
23. The Breast
24. The Endocrine System
25. The Skin
26. Bones, Joints, and Soft Tissue Tumors
27. Peripheral Nerves and Skeletal Muscles
28. The Central Nervous System
29. The Eye