Endocrine Pathology of the Ovary

The authors have produced a valuable contribution to the knowledge of ovarian pathology and gynecologic endocrinology. Such a book must of necessity be written by two trained observers thoroughly familiar with pathology and clinical gynecology. Only by such a team approach to the complex problem of presenting to other medical men the basic significance of the ovarian abnormalities here presented can a clear concept of what is known and what is still to be discovered be obtained. The material is clearly presented and begins with a review of the histology of the ovary from the fetus through the period of sexual maturity, including cell rests of adrenal cortex and male elements composed of Sertoli and Leydig cells found in the ovarian hilus. The embryology of the gonads and its significance in understanding various types of tumor formation is stressed together with hormone production and sexual differentiation, normal and hermaphroditic. Hormone