308 illustrations H. Corwin Hinshaw, L. Henry Garland, ,Diseases of the Chest Price, £7 2nd Ed....
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MASTOCYTOSIS 89 JORe~, E., HOLMGREN, H. & WILANDER, 0. (1937). Z. mikr.-anat. Forsch. 42, 279. LOEWENTHAL, M., SCHEN, R. J., BERLIN, CH. • WECHSLER, L. (1957). Arch. Derm. 75, 512. MICHELS, N. A. (1938). The Mast Cell. In Handbook of Hematology. Ed. DOWNEY, H. New York: Haber. MORIONE, T. G. (1952). J. exp. Med. 96, 107. poPPEL, M. H., GRUBER, W. F., SILBER, R., HOLDER, A. K. & CHRISTMAN, R. O. (1959). Amer. J. Roentgenol. 82, 239. REILLY, E. B., SHINTANI, J. • GOODMAN, J. R. (1955). Arch. Derm. 71, 561. RILEY, J. F. & WEST, G. B. (1953). J. Physiol. (Lond.), 120, 528. RILEY, J. F. (1954). Lancet, 1, 841. RILEY, J. F. (1959). The Mast Cell. Edinburgh: Livingstone. SA6HER, F., COHEN, C. & SCrIORR, S. (1952). J. invest. Derm. 18, 425. SAGHER, F. & SCHORR, S. (1956). J. invest. Derm. 26, 431. SA~HER, F., LmAN, E., UN6AR, H. & SCHORR, S. (1956). J. invest. Derm. 27, 355. SCHORR, S., SAGIJER, F. & LmAN, E. (1956). Acta radiol. (Stockh.), 46, 575. SCHORR, S., AVIAD, J. & LAUFER, A. (1959). Radiology, 73, 410. STARK, E., VON BUSKIRK, F. W. & DALY, J. F. (1956). Arch. Path. 62, 143. TOURAINZ, A., SOLENTS, G. & RENAULT, F. (1933). Bull. Soc..fi'an¢. Derm. Syph. 40, 1691. BOOK REVIEWS Cancer: A General Guide to Research and its Treatment. Edited by Professor N. N. PETROV, translated by A. P. FLETCHER. Pp. 387, 102 illustrations. 1962. London: Pergamon Press. Price, £4. THE publisher's blurb states that 'the first half of the book deals with experimental oncology and the second half deals with the treatment of human cancer by surgical methods, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The occurrence of tumours in mammals, invertebrates and plants is discussed and the production of tumours in animals by means of carcinogenic agents is described'. The book begins with 'Definition of the Concept of a True Turnout' by N. N. Petrov, the editor, a laboured account of the elementary pathology of tumours, followed by further chapters on the distribution of tumours in the vegetable and animal kingdom and their methods of spread. We are then raced through the biochemistry of tumours, the importance of heredity, 'the influence of the nervous system, the endocrine system and diet on the genesis and growth of turnouts', experimental oncogenesis and the aetiology and pathenogenesis of turnouts. Some of these chapters are by other hands but Professor Petrov has the lion's share. By now we have reached the main course. 'The general diagnosis of malignant tumours' which we are glad to dismiss in 20 pages. Prognosis receives similar rapid atten- tion and the poor surgeons 'Operative treatment of Cancer' require 18 pages. Concerning Chapter 13, the 'Principles of Electrosurgical Treatment of Malignant Turnouts' by S. A. Kholden it is kinder to say nothing. Among the disadvantages of the method, we are told, is 'the danger of fire when ether narcosis is given with an open mask'. Com- ment on this would not be helpful but it unfortunately sets the tone for much of the book. In succeeding chapters we romp through the Principles of Radiation Treatment of Malignant Tumours and the use of Cytotoxic Agents. As tailpiece we are given an account of the principles and organisation of the anti-cancer campaign. What is one to say about such a book ? It is of no use to the specialist because the treatment of each subject is altogether too cursory and the general reader will look elsewhere for lucid accounts of the various subjects discussed. The style is turgid and the illustrations mostly poor. It is most important to know what is going on in the cancer field in the Soviet Union but we must assume that this expensive book is not the best reflection of it. The translation is edited by W. J. P. Neish but the work of translation is apparently by A. P. Fletbher. Whatever the distribution of labour, the style creaks throughout. This could, of course, be the fault of the original Russian. P.S. Diseases of the Chest. By H. CORWIN HINSHAW and L. HENRY GARLAND. 2nd Ed. Pp. 798, 308 illustrations. 1963. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co. Price, £7. THIS is the second edition of an interesting book produced by the close co-operation of a very experienced chest physician and a leading radiologist. There is a very sound forty-page section devoted to basic radiotogical technique and inter- pretation. The high dosage rate of chest fluoroscopy is emphasised by reporting that two minutes fluoroscopy entails the same skin and gonad radiation as 600 P.A. chest films, it is unfortunate, therefore, that the authors later include chest fluoroscopy as part of the routine radiological examination. Although the high dosage rate of single cut tomography is emphasised, multi-section box tomography is not mentioned. A useful thirty-page account of pulmonary function tests and their clinical application completes the first section. The rest of this 800-page book is devoted to a clinical, pathological and radiological account of the entire range of diseases affecting the chest, but excluding cardiac disease. The writing is always easy to understand and holds the attention. The emphasis throughout is on the clinical approach: each disease is liberally illustrated, usually by several chest radiographs. The succinct clinical legend accompanying each radiographic reproduction is very useful, and every case is interestingly (but briefly) presented. The 120-page section on pulmonary tuberculosis is particularly comprehensive. As expected in a text-book emanating from San Francisco, coccidioidomycosis is especially well illus- trated and described. The chapter on puh-nonary heart disease, congestion and oedema does not quite reach the high standard set by the authors. There are more than 700 chest radiographic negative- phase reproductions, which, although rather small when the entire thorax is included, are of excellent quality and almost always clearly demonstrate the lesion. This is a modern clinical text-book of chest disease, the enlightened authors of which fully appreciate the value of the radiologist as a 'clinical consultant who has particular experience in this specialised form of physical examination'. This volume is no substitute for a monograph on 'Radiology of the Chest', but it can be strongly recommended as an addition to the library of the Radiology Department for it provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated pre;entation of the modern practice, diagnosis and management of intra- thoracic (non-cardiac) disease. R.G.G.
Transcript of 308 illustrations H. Corwin Hinshaw, L. Henry Garland, ,Diseases of the Chest Price, £7 2nd Ed....
MASTOCYTOSIS 89
JORe~, E., HOLMGREN, H. & WILANDER, 0. (1937). Z. mikr.-anat. Forsch. 42, 279.
LOEWENTHAL, M., SCHEN, R. J., BERLIN, CH. • WECHSLER, L. (1957). Arch. Derm. 75, 512.
MICHELS, N. A. (1938). The Mast Cell. In Handbook o f Hematology. Ed. DOWNEY, H. New York: Haber.
MORIONE, T. G. (1952). J. exp. Med. 96, 107. poPPEL, M. H., GRUBER, W. F., SILBER, R., HOLDER, A. K.
& CHRISTMAN, R. O. (1959). Amer. J. Roentgenol. 82, 239. REILLY, E. B., SHINTANI, J. • GOODMAN, J. R. (1955). Arch.
Derm. 71, 561. RILEY, J. F. & WEST, G. B. (1953). J. Physiol. (Lond.), 120,
528. RILEY, J. F. (1954). Lancet, 1, 841.
RILEY, J. F. (1959). The Mast Cell. Edinburgh: Livingstone. SA6HER, F., COHEN, C. & SCrIORR, S. (1952). J. invest.
Derm. 18, 425. SAGHER, F. & SCHORR, S. (1956). J. invest. Derm. 26, 431. SA~HER, F., LmAN, E., UN6AR, H. & SCHORR, S. (1956).
J. invest. Derm. 27, 355. SCHORR, S., SAGIJER, F. & LmAN, E. (1956). Acta radiol.
(Stockh.), 46, 575. SCHORR, S., AVIAD, J. & LAUFER, A. (1959). Radiology, 73,
410. STARK, E., VON BUSKIRK, F. W. & DALY, J. F. (1956).
Arch. Path. 62, 143. TOURAINZ, A., SOLENTS, G. & RENAULT, F. (1933). Bull.
Soc..fi'an¢. Derm. Syph. 40, 1691.
B O O K R E V I E W S
Cancer: A General Guide to Research and its Treatment. Edited by Professor N. N. PETROV, translated by A. P. FLETCHER. Pp. 387, 102 illustrations. 1962. London: Pergamon Press. Price, £4.
THE publisher's blurb states that ' the first half of the book deals with experimental oncology and the second half deals with the treatment of human cancer by surgical methods, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The occurrence of tumours in mammals, invertebrates and plants is discussed and the production of tumours in animals by means of carcinogenic agents is described'. The book begins with 'Definition of the Concept of a True Turnout ' by N. N. Petrov, the editor, a laboured account of the elementary pathology of tumours, followed by further chapters on the distribution of tumours in the vegetable and animal kingdom and their methods of spread. We are then raced through the biochemistry of tumours, the importance of heredity, ' the influence of the nervous system, the endocrine system and diet on the genesis and growth of turnouts', experimental oncogenesis and the aetiology and pathenogenesis of turnouts. Some of these chapters are by other hands but Professor Petrov has the lion's share.
By now we have reached the main course. 'The general diagnosis of malignant tumours' which we are glad to dismiss in 20 pages. Prognosis receives similar rapid atten- tion and the poor surgeons 'Operative treatment of Cancer' require 18 pages. Concerning Chapter 13, the 'Principles of Electrosurgical Treatment of Malignant Turnouts' by S. A. Kholden it is kinder to say nothing. Among the disadvantages of the method, we are told, is ' the danger of fire when ether narcosis is given with an open mask'. Com- ment on this would not be helpful but it unfortunately sets the tone for much of the book.
In succeeding chapters we romp through the Principles of Radiation Treatment of Malignant Tumours and the use of Cytotoxic Agents. As tailpiece we are given an account of the principles and organisation of the anti-cancer campaign.
What is one to say about such a book ? It is of no use to the specialist because the treatment of each subject is altogether too cursory and the general reader will look elsewhere for lucid accounts of the various subjects discussed. The style is turgid and the illustrations mostly poor.
It is most important to know what is going on in the cancer field in the Soviet Union but we must assume that this expensive book is not the best reflection of it. The translation is edited by W. J. P. Neish but the work of translation is apparently by A. P. Fletbher. Whatever the
distribution of labour, the style creaks throughout. This could, of course, be the fault of the original Russian.
P .S .
Diseases of the Chest. By H. CORWIN HINSHAW and L. HENRY GARLAND. 2nd Ed. Pp. 798, 308 illustrations. 1963. Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Co. Price, £7.
THIS is the second edition of an interesting book produced by the close co-operation of a very experienced chest physician and a leading radiologist. There is a very sound forty-page section devoted to basic radiotogical technique and inter- pretation. The high dosage rate of chest fluoroscopy is emphasised by reporting that two minutes fluoroscopy entails the same skin and gonad radiation as 600 P.A. chest films, i t is unfortunate, therefore, that the authors later include chest fluoroscopy as part of the routine radiological examination. Although the high dosage rate of single cut tomography is emphasised, multi-section box tomography is not mentioned. A useful thirty-page account of pulmonary function tests and their clinical application completes the first section.
The rest of this 800-page book is devoted to a clinical, pathological and radiological account of the entire range of diseases affecting the chest, but excluding cardiac disease. The writing is always easy to understand and holds the attention. The emphasis throughout is on the clinical approach: each disease is liberally illustrated, usually by several chest radiographs. The succinct clinical legend accompanying each radiographic reproduction is very useful, and every case is interestingly (but briefly) presented. The 120-page section on pulmonary tuberculosis is particularly comprehensive. As expected in a text-book emanating from San Francisco, coccidioidomycosis is especially well illus- trated and described. The chapter on puh-nonary heart disease, congestion and oedema does not quite reach the high standard set by the authors.
There are more than 700 chest radiographic negative- phase reproductions, which, although rather small when the entire thorax is included, are of excellent quality and almost always clearly demonstrate the lesion.
This is a modern clinical text-book of chest disease, the enlightened authors of which fully appreciate the value of the radiologist as a 'clinical consultant who has particular experience in this specialised form of physical examination'. This volume is no substitute for a monograph on 'Radiology of the Chest', but it can be strongly recommended as an addition to the library of the Radiology Department for it provides a comprehensive, well-illustrated pre;entation of the modern practice, diagnosis and management of intra- thoracic (non-cardiac) disease. R . G . G .
