Book excerpt: Written by a team of world renowned renal pathologists, this book provides a compact and up-to-date resource. Beginning with the basic concepts and methods in renal pathology, the text covers renal anatomy, including gross and miscroscopic appearance and pathogenic mechanisms in renal diseases. Emphasizing clinical pathological correlation and differential diagnosis, the handbook discusses glomerular disease, systemic diseases, vascular diseases, rejection and much more. 107 photographs (84 in color).