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xii, 752 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Inflammatory diseases of the ear -- Gross anatomy, development, histology of the external ear, middle ear and of the ossicles -- Inflammatory diseases of the external ear -- Inflammatory diseases of the middle ear and their sequelae -- Specific granulomas of the ear -- Mycotic diseases of the ear -- Parasitic and insect-borne diseases of the ear -- Wegener's granuloma of the ear -- Gout, amyloidosis, malakoplakia, cystic fibrosis -- Neoplasms -- Introduction and classification of neoplasms -- Tumour-like lesions of the ear -- Squamous epithelial neoplasms -- Glandular tumours -- Neuroendocrine neoplasms of the ear -- Neurogenic neoplasms including melanomas -- Classification of soft tissue tumours and the use of markers -- Fibrous tissue neoplasms -- Cartilaginous and osteogenic neoplasms -- Muscle tissue neoplasms -- Vascular, adipose and synovial neoplasms -- Lymphoreticular neoplasms -- Miscellaneous rare neoplasms -- Secondary neoplasms -- Bone diseases of the ear and temporal bone -- Otosclerosis -- Systemic bone diseases affecting the temporal bone.
(cont) Pathology of hearing loss (deafness) -- Pathology of congenital conductive hearing loss and malformations of the external and middle ear -- Clinical syndromes associated with congenital conductive hearing loss -- History of the organ of Corti and its development and morphology -- Ultrastructure of the inner ear -- Cytoskeleton of the cells of the organ of Corti and its functional morphology -- Classification and histopathology of syndromes associated with sensorineural deafness -- Endocrine disorders and deafness -- Neuropathies -- Chromosome aberrations and genetic aspects of deafness -- Deafness acquired in fetal life -- Deafness acquired in the perinatal period -- Deafness acquired in the postnatal period -- Vascular and collagenous diseases causing deafness -- Effect of ototoxic drugs on the inner ear -- Effect of physical agents on the inner ear -- Effect of ageing on the inner ear -- Meniere's disease -- Methods -- Standard methods -- Microslicing and embedding of the temporal bone -- Surface block preparation -- Histochemistry and immunocytochemistry.
(cont) Tissue culture -- Biopsy and cytology -- Biochemistry of the inner ear -- Bioelectric phenomena of the cochlea -- Comparative pathology of hereditary deafness.
Includes bibliographical references and index.