It is a ready to use, concise compilation of
important topics for postgraduate students in pathology. It is a collection of
topics from the very successful SPARRC programme (Sri Ramachandra Pathology
Annual Rapid Review Course) being conducted for the eleventh consecutive year.
It includes key points in histopathology of major lesions from each system and
other fundamental topics of practical importance such as autopsy, special
stains and immunohistochemistry.
Various topics in hematology, cytology and transfusion medicine have
also been discussed. The current (sixth) edition is an updated version designed
to include the guidelines of examination as per NMC pattern which has been
elucidated at the end of the book. On popular demand three new chapters “Artificial
intelligence and Digital Pathology”, “Overview of Transplant Pathology” and
“Biopsy Interpretation with IHC Markers” have been included in this edition.
Current topics pertaining to molecular diagnosis, flow cytometry, and FISH have
been updated. Chapters “FAQs in Histotechniques” and “Current Updates in
Pathology” and “Potpourri of Gross Cases and Approach to Gross Differential
Diagnosis” from earlier edition have been further expanded. This edition has
improvised on the existing chapters and updated the current criteria. In
addition, a ready-reckoner of current updated WHO classification of tumors is
presented.
This Handbook will be a valuable quick reference for all the
postgraduate students in pathology and a friendly guide to the young faculty
who wish to refurbish their knowledge in pathology.
Sandhya Sundaram, MD, DNB, FICR, MNAMS, PhD (NT–Madras), is currently Professor and former Head of the Department of Pathology at Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute (SRMC&RI), Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, Tamil Nadu. She has more than 26 years of experience in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and as a senior consultant pathologist.
She has authored several book chapters, including “Pathology for the Surgeon” in the textbook Short Cases in Surgery, 2nd edition (CBSPD, 2012), and had the honor of writing the Foreword for the first South Asia edition of Rosai and Ackerman’s Surgical Pathology, one of the most iconic textbooks in pathology. She has to her credit more than 120 publications and over 140 guest lectures and scientific presentations, and has received multiple research grants from governmental funding agencies.
She served as President of the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Chapter of the Indian Association of Pathologists and Microbiologists from 2021 to 2024 and is the Founder-President of the Society of Genitourinary Pathologists of India.
She is ably supported by Associate Editor V. Pavithra, MD, Associate Professor of Pathology, a highly accomplished pathologist and academician, who has coordinated this book since its inception and remains deeply committed to its continual improvement year after year.
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