Abbas (U. of California at San Francisco), Galli (Stanford U.) and Howley (Harvard Medical School) present the fifth annual volume collecting papers that review recent research advances in the field of pathology. Thirteen papers discuss such topics as molecular pathogenesis of necrotizing fasciitis, the pathobiology of glioma tumors, fibrogenic reactions in lung disease, epithelial barriers in homeostasis and disease, pathogenesis of preeclampsia, mitochondrial energetics and therapeutics, and preinvasive breast cancer, among others. Cumulative indexes of authors and titles are included. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
