course, also aware that many who use this volume One in every three
slides examined by a general diagnostic pathologist in the United
Kingdom, and will be well familiar with the classical, or 'textbook', in
most other countries, comes from a gynaecological appearances of most of
the more common conditions patient. Few pathologists can hope,
therefore, to and have therefore often chosen an example which, escape a
constant exposure to gynaecological path- whilst being typical, is not
necessarily classical. ology, and it is the aim of this atlas to lessen
the We have deliberately chosen not to include any difficulties of this
diagnostic burden by acting as an illustrations of gross specimens. This
is partly because illustrated guide to the histological diagnosis of of
ou r view that such illustrations are of I ittle real value female
genital tract abnormalities. to any but the least experienced of
pathologists, and Gynaecological pathology does, however, pose a partly
because their inclusion would have narrowed number of specific problems:
the range and scope of still further our selection of histological
figures.