Rare hematological malignancies / Stephen M. Ansell, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ansell, Stephen M.

Series:

Cancer treatment and research ; v. 142.

Cancer treatment and research ; v. 142

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hematological oncology.

Hematologic Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Hematologic Neoplasms--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Hematologic Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Hematologic Neoplasms--therapy.

Physical Description:

x, 432 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY ; London : Springer, [2008]

Summary:

Many comprehensive text books have been written about the common hematologic malignancies. However, every practicing hematologist/oncologist or primary care physician intermittently encounters patients with uncommon or rare hematologic malignancies. Information concerning these diseases, and particularly regarding their management, is extremely difficult to find. Physicians will commonly spend a substantial period of time searching the medical literature for topics that have been gathered in this important compendium.

Rare Hematological Malignancies covers malignant hematologic diseases, providing accurate, up-to-date information on the disease biology and practical recommendations concerning the disease management.

Contents:

1 Polycythemia Vera and Other Polycythemia Syndromes / Richard T. Silver 1

2 Primary Myelofibrosis / Ayalew Tefferi 29

3 Essential Thrombocythemia / Guido Finazzi 51

4 Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia/Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Jason Gotlib 69

5 Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia / Miloslav Beran 107

6 The 5q-Syndrome / Aristoteles A.N. Giagounidis, Carlo Aul 133

7 Rare Acute Leukemias / Xavier Georges Thomas 149

8 Hairy Cell Leukemia / Paul Timothy Fanta, Alan Saven 193

9 Waldenstrom's Macrogloblinemia/Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma / Steven P. Treon, Evdoxia Hatjiharissi, Giampaolo Merlini 211

10 Rare B-cell Lymphomas: Primary Mediastinal, Intravascular, and Primary Effusion Lymphoma / Kerry J. Savage 243

11 Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis / Ryan B. Lundell, Roger H. Weenig, Lawrence E. Gibson 265

12 Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Thomas M. Habermann 273

13 Castleman Disease / Angela Dispenzieri 293

14 Rare T-Cell Lymphomas / Ana Maria Molina, Steven M. Horwitz 331

15 CD30+ Diseases: Anaplastic Large-Cell Lymphoma and Lymphomatoid Papulosis / Peter Borchmann 349

16 Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma / Michelle A. Fanale, Anas Younes 367

17 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis / Karen L. Chang, David S. Snyder 383

18 Systemic Mastocytosis / Peter Valent 399.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

038773743X

9780387737430

OCLC:

166372335