Pathology of the Lung

Volume 1: Preface. Embryology of the lung. The anatomy of the lung. Congenital abnormalities of the lung, pulmonary vessels and lymphatics. Diseases of the bronchial tree. The bacterial pneumonias. Pneumonias due to rickettsiae, chlamydiae, viruses and mycoplasma. Chronic infective pneumonias. The pulmonary mycotic diseases. Lung abscesses. Pulmonary parasitic diseases. The pneumoconioses and other occupational lung diseases. Radiation injuries to the lung and lipoid pneumonia. Collapse, bronchial obstruction and its sequelae, shock lung and foreign bodies in the lung. Emphysema. Volume 2: Pulmonary thrombosis, fibrin thrombosis, pulmonary embolism and infarction. Chronic pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary oedema and its complications and the effects of some toxic gases and substances on the lung. Degenerative and metabolic disorders of the lung. Pulmonary diseases of uncertain aetiology. Carcinoma of the lung. Rare pulmonary tumours. Pulmonary reticuloses. Hamartomas, blastoma and teratoma of the lung. Secondary tumours in the lung. An appendix of technical methods used in the study of lung pathology. References. Index.