In the nearly 10 years since the first edition was published, there have been substantial alterations in practice patterns in pediatric pathology, primarily as a result of the role that health-maintenance organizations have had in determining where the pediatric patient will be treated. As more of these patients are managed in community and general hospitals, the вÐÑgeneralвÐÑ pathologists have found that their practice has at times, taken on an appearance more like that of the traditional pediatric pathologist in the setting of a children's hospital. We hope this reference will provide a source for all those who may find themselves challenged, regardless of the practice settings, by the pathology of infants and children.
With the addition of chapters on the Role of the Pediatric Pathologist and on Techniques in Pediatric Pathology, along with revisions (including thousands of new references) of all of the other chapters, we feel that this book will also serve the full-time pediatric pathologist in academic medical centers and children's hospitals.
