Most "fun" pathology book?

[28001h]

What would you say is the most funny/enjoyable/conversational/etc book for general anatomic or surgical pathology? Basically something that isn't dry.

All I can think of is maybe Rosai, but is there anything else

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[MirkoCrocop]

What would you say is the most funny/enjoyable/conversational/etc book for general anatomic or surgical pathology? Basically something that isn't dry.

All I can think of is maybe Rosai, but is there anything else

No book exists like that, however what you describe can characterize Osler lectures by Margie Morgan and Joe Chaffin (it's ironic that both are CP)

 

[Pathologee]

Demay is quite entertaining. However the subject is cytology so they cancel each other out.

 

[gbwillner]

Demay is quite entertaining. However the subject is cytology so they cancel each other out.

I remember baby DeMay having randomly inserted smiley faces... just to see if you are still paying attention.

 

[pathstudent]

What would you say is the most funny/enjoyable/conversational/etc book for general anatomic or surgical pathology? Basically something that isn't dry.

All I can think of is maybe Rosai, but is there anything else

I'd have to vote for Robbins.

 

[28001h]

I'd have to vote for Robbins.

Do you mean the big Robbins

 

[KCShaw]

I thought this was going to immediately jump to psychopathology or very very peripherally related books. A textbook that isn't dry, isn't a textbook! If you want an entertaining read, try finding one that's been translated to English. Or better yet, one about 100 years old. I've been reading some forensic path books from the 1800's, and find them generally entertaining -- the really, really old ones are even difficult to understand at times because of the stylistic language changes over the years. Can't help with just AP/SP though.

 

[Pathguy11]

What would you say is the most funny/enjoyable/conversational/etc book for general anatomic or surgical pathology? Basically something that isn't dry.

All I can think of is maybe Rosai, but is there anything else

I agree with the others that have posted that there isn't really a "fun" Pathology text books. Prehaps what you are trying to ask if there are some reference books over others that are easier to read? Personally, I find Rosai's book easier to read and better organized than Sternberg. If I have to pick just one, it would be Rosai & Ackerman's Surgical Pathology.

For Cytopathology it would be the Cibas book: Diagnostic Principles and Clinical Correlates. For me it is the easiest to read, though the "baby" DeMay is a great quick reference for Cytopath. I used Baby Demay in residency and then purchased the Cibas book in Fellowship. Cibas is also the text that my faculty in my fellowship refer to the most. Just my opinion...

Pathguy11

 

[deleted314957]

Pathology of Homicide by Lester Adelson--seriously; enjoyable and fascinating. About 40+ years old and, I believe, out of print.

 

[MirkoCrocop]

Pathology of Homicide by Lester Adelson--seriously; enjoyable and fascinating. About 40+ years old and, I believe, out of print.

Who can argue with this

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[28001h]

A textbook that isn't dry, isn't a textbook!

I appreciate the response, but I have to disagree. Saying that a textbook must be dry is like saying that a lecture must be dry. But lectures can be enjoyable, and textbooks can be as well (maybe not fun, but at least a smooth read). It's just that most people don't put in the time to write that way.

I actually did manage to find a couple of "entertaining" books, besides Rosai, but sadly they don't quite cover anatomic pathology.

 

[msandford]

I must agree that I'm yet to read a "fun" medical textbook. But clearly there are some that are easier to read, and more enjoyable than others. I think Elsevier's Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology is definitely the best book around for surgical pathology. I love the way the book is structured-- it makes everything easy to read and comprehend.

 

[alamo4]

I must agree that I'm yet to read a "fun" medical textbook. But clearly there are some that are easier to read, and more enjoyable than others. I think Elsevier's Rosai and Ackerman's Surgical Pathology is definitely the best book around for surgical pathology. I love the way the book is structured-- it makes everything easy to read and comprehend.

Thanks for keeping up this thread!

 

[member0007]

textbooks and fun in the same sentence is officially an oxymoron.