Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Oesophagus. The Normal Oesophagus: Anatomy, Specimen Dissection and Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice / Kaiyo Takubo, Neil A Shepherd -- Normal Embryology, Fetal Development and Developmental Abnormalities / Kaiyo Takubo, Neil A Shepherd -- Neuromuscular and Mechanical Disorders of the Oesophagus / D Scott A Sanders -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Oesophagus / Laura W Lamps -- Barrett's Oesophagus / Neil A Shepherd -- Polyps and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Oesophagus / Jeremy R Parfitt, David K Driman -- Tumours of the Oesophagus / Amitabh Srivastava, Robert D Odze -- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Oesophagus / Raymond F T McMahon -- Stomach. The Normal Stomach: Anatomy, Specimen Dissection and Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice / Shinichi Ban -- Congenital Abnormalities of the Stomach / Michio Shimizu, Do-Youn Park -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Stomach / Hala El-Zimaity, Robert H Riddell -- Polyps and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Stomach / Muriel Genevay, Gregory Y Lauwers -- Epithelial Tumours of the Stomach / Fatima Carneiro, Gregory Y Lauwers -- Stromal Tumours of the Stomach / Erinn Downs-Kelly, Brian P Rubin, John R Goldblum -- Lymphoid Tumours of the Stomach / Laurence de Leval -- Miscellaneous Conditions / Do-Youn Park, Michio Shimizu -- Small Intestine. Normal Small Intestine: Anatomy, Specimen Dissection and Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice / Robert E Petras -- Congenital Abnormalities of the Small Intestine / Claude Cuvelier -- Muscular and Mechanical Disorders of the Small Intestine / Paola Domizio, Joanne E Martin -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Small Intestine / Karel Geboes -- The Pathology of Malnutrition and Malabsorption / Ian Brown -- Vascular Disorders of the Small Intestine / Amy E Noffsinger -- Polyps and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Small Intestine / G Johan A Offerhaus, Lodewijk A A Brosens, Marnix Jansen -- Epithelial Tumours of the Small Intestine / Kieran Sheahan -- Stromal Tumours of the Small Intestine / Elizabeth Montgomery -- Lymphoid and other Tumours of the Small Intestine / Scott R Owens -- Miscellaneous Disorders of the Small Intestine / Joel K Greenson -- Appendix. Normal Appendix: Anatomy, Specimen Dissection and Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice / Nadine Ectors -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Appendix / Fiona Campbell -- Tumours of the Appendix / Joseph Misdraji -- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Appendix / Robert P Eckstein -- Large Intestine. Normal Large Intestine: Anatomy, Specimen Dissection and Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice / Gordon Hutchins, Nicholas P West, Phil Quirke -- Embryogenesis and Developmental Abnormalities (Including the Anal Region) / Adrian C Bateman -- Neuromuscular and Mechanical Disorders of the Large Intestine / Paola Domizio, Joanne E Martin -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Large Intestine / Dhanpat Jain, Bryan F Warren, Robert H Riddell -- Vascular Disorders of the Large Intestine / Cian Muldoon -- Polyps and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Large Intestine / Andrew D Clouston, Neal I Walker -- Malignant Epithelial Neoplasms of the Large Bowel / Shaun V Walsh, Frank A Carey -- Non-Epithelial Tumours of the Large Intestine / Jean-Francois Flejou -- Miscellaneous Disorders of the Large Intestine / Adrian C Bateman -- The Anal Region. Normal Anal Region: Anatomy, Histology Relevant to Pathological Practice and Specimen Handling / Kevin P West -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Anal Region / Alison M Winstanley, Marco R Novelli -- Tumours and Tumour-Like Conditions of the Anorectal Region / Thomas Guenther -- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Anal Region / Manuel Salto-Tellez -- Peritoneum. The Normal Peritoneum / Geraint T Williams -- Inflammatory Disorders of the Peritoneum / Maurice B Loughrey -- Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions of the Peritoneum / Richard L Attanoos -- Miscellaneous Conditions of the Peritoneum / Geraint T Williams.