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Robbins Essential Pathology. Edition No. 2

  • Book

  • December 2026
  • Elsevier Health Science
  • ID: 6252711
Part of the highly regarded Robbins family of pathology texts, Robbins & Kumar Essential Pathology, 2nd Edition, provides a strong foundation of core pathology knowledge, focusing on the most essential aspects for success on your course and in exams. Now fully updated to reflect recent changes in the field, this edition provides trusted Robbins content in an integrated, multimedia format- including unique, interactive clinical cases and self-assessment materials. Efficient, effective, and easy to use, this concise, authoritative resource is ideal for today’s integrated courses and medical students’ changing needs.
  • Provides high-quality content and a case-based approach in a focused, multimedia learning package-aligned to current courses and USMLE requirements
  • Focuses on the core knowledge of disease mechanisms and essential clinical aspects that medical students need to know
  • Contains new, easy-to-grasp illustrations that depict important pathology and principles of pathogenesis
  • Features more than 500 images and summary tables that illustrate key disorders and concepts
  • Provides access to exclusive integrated digital learning tools, including more than 90 interactive cases and images that take you through key topics in logical, sequential steps, and self-assessment questions with links to the text that help you evaluate your progress and prepare for exams
  • An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Table of Contents

1. Cell Injury
2. Inflammation and Repair
3. Fluid and Hemodynamics
4. Immunity
5. Neoplasia
6. Genetic Diseases
7. Blood Vessels
8. Heart
9. Hematopoietic
10. Lung
11. Kidney
12. Gastrointestinal System
13. Liver, Gall Bladder, and Pancreas
14. Male Genital and Lower Urinary tract
15. Female Genital Tract and Breast
16. Endocrine
17. Nervous system
18. Musculoskeletal and Skin
19. Glossary

Authors

Jon C. Aster Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical of School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts., USA. Vinay Kumar Professor and Chairman, Department of Pathology, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA. 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 Emeritus Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, USA. Abul K. Abbas, MBBS, Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California