The tenth edition is an important milestone in the life of a textbook. This occasion is a propitious time to look back on the origins of Basic Pathology， which are summed up best by quoting Stanley Robbins from the preface of the first edition （1971）： "Of books as well as men， it may be observed that fat ones contain thin ones struggling to get out. In a sense， this book bears such a relationship to its more substantial progenitor， Robbins Pathology. It arose from an appreciation of the modem me

Introduction to Modern Pathology CHAPTER 1 Cell Injury， Cell Death， and Adaptations CHAPTER 2 Tissue Repair CHAPTER 3 Hemodynamic Disorders CHAPTER 4 Inflammation CHAPTER 5 Diseases of the Immune System CHAPTER 6 Neoplasia CHAPTER 7 Genetic and Pediatric Diseases CHAPTER 8 Environmental and Nutritional Diseases CHAPTER 9 Cardiovascular System CHAPTER 10 Lung CHAPTER 11 Oral Cavities and Gastrointestinal Tract CHAPTER 12 Liver and Gallbladder， Biliary Tract， and Pancreas CHAPTER 13 Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Systems CHAPTER 14 Kidney and Its Collecting System CHAPTER 15 Male Genital System CHAPTER 16 Female Genital System and Breast CHAPTER 17 Endocrine System CHAPTER 18 Bones， Joints， and Soft Tissue Tumors CHAPTER 19 Peripheral Nerves and Muscles CHAPTER 20 Central Nervous System CHAPTER 21 Infectious Diseases CHAPTER 22 Parasitosis