With an emphasis on practical diagnostic problem solving pathology of the lungs 3rd edition provides the pulmonary pathologist and the general surgical pathologist with an accessible comprehensive guide to the recognition and interpretation of common and rare neoplastic and non neoplastic lung conditions. Pathology of the lung by w timens and hh popper pathological examination forms a key element in the final diagnosis of a variety of malignant and non malignant respiratory disorders and directs treatment research has contributed to important advances in the pathological diagnosis of these respiratory disorders. With an emphasis on practical diagnostic problem solving pathology of the lungs 3rd edition provides the pulmonary pathologist and the general surgical pathologist with an accessible comprehensive guide to the recognition and interpretation of common and rare neoplastic and non neoplastic lung conditions. This is the second edition of thurlbeck and churgs textbook coming seven years after the first edition and at 1178 pages and 10 lb 346 pages longer and 3 1 2 lb heavier it is about as large a text as can be published in one volume with conventional binding and i suspect that with regular use the