Complications of head and neck surgery Edited by John J. Conley, 524 pp, illus, WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia, PA, 1979. $35.00

✍ Scribed by Bone, Robert C.

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1980
• Weight: 211 KB
• Volume: 3
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0148-6403
• DOI: 10.1002/hed.2890030116

✦ Synopsis

Pathologists have tended to ignore the ear and its pathology. The development of this subject has been kept relatively current largely because of contributions by otologists. Professor Gerlings has helped by providing a compendium of benign and malignant neoplasms that may affect the ear. The book contains 216 photomicrographs with occasional color plates. Brief histopathologic descriptions accompany the photomicrographs and aid in their interpretation. This Atlas occasionally suffers from a poor photomicrograph of gross or microscopic pathology. It is evident that these were added for completeness, yet the pathology is difficult to visualize, and, as a result, these illustrations ultimately detract from the quality of the Atlas. This Atlas will be useful for pathologists and otologists alike as a reference, both for interpreting pathologic specimens and for teaching this subject to interested parties.