Oral, Maxillofacial, Head and Neck Pathology in Pediatrics M. John Hicks, M.D., D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. INTRODUCTION The oral and maxillofacial and head and neck region is composed of vastly different…
The Lymph Nodes, Spleen, and Thymus Kamran M. Mirza, M.D., Ph.D. Choladda V. Curry, M.D. Andrea N. Marcogliese, M.D. LYMPH NODES The lymph node is a remarkable structure that serves…
The Bone Marrow Xiangdong Xu, M.D., Ph.D. Anjum Hassan, M.D. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy in children and classically presents with pancytopenia, bleeding, and signs of…
The Gastrointestinal Tract Pierre A. Russo, M.D. EMBRYOLOGY The gastrointestinal tract forms during the 4th week as the cephalocaudal and lateral folds of the trilaminar germ disk develop and incorporate…
The Female Reproductive System Michael K. Fritsch, M.D., Ph.D. Mariana M. Cajaiba, M.D. Abnormalities confined to the genital tract are quite unusual in prepubertal girls, and such disorders seldom come…
The Pancreas Mariko Suchi, M.D., Ph.D. ORGANOGENESIS AND EXOCRINE HISTOGENESIS During week 4 of gestation, the ventral foregut gives rise to two pancreatic buds at the junction of the hepatic…
The Respiratory Tract Louis P. Dehner, M.D. J. Thomas Stocker, M.D. Haresh Mani, M.D. D. Ashley Hill, M.D. Aliya N. Husain, M.D. DEVELOPMENT OF THE LUNG The lung begins as…
The Male Reproductive System, Including Intersex Disorders Hikmat A. Al-Ahmadie, M.D. Rohit Mehra, M.D. THE TESTIS Testicular Development and Disorders Normal sexual development and differentiation are the result of a…
The Cardiovascular System Ivan P. Moskowitz, M.D., Ph.D. Selene Koo, M.D., Ph.D. Aliya N. Husain, M.D. Kathleen Patterson, M.D. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM Incidence The heart, first recognizable…
