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Handbook of Acute Leukemia / edited by Wolfgang Hiddemann.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine.
- General practice (Medicine).
- Hematology.
- Oncology.
- Medicine & Public Health.
- General Practice / Family Medicine.
- Local Subjects:
- Medicine & Public Health.
- Hematology.
- Oncology.
- General Practice / Family Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2016.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This book provides an overview of the key developments in both acute lymphocytic leukemia and acute myeloid leukemia with a comprehensive guide to the epidemiology, pathogenesis, etiology, clinical manifestations, classification, diagnosis, and staging as well as the most recent developments in the therapeutic landscape for acute leukemia. The Handbook of Acute Leukemia offers readers a key resource into the future outlook for patients with leukemia and is edited and authored by internationally renowned experts in the field. Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells and acute leukemia means the condition progresses rapidly and aggressively, requiring immediate treatment. Acute leukemia is classified according to the type of white blood cells that are affected: either lymphocytes and myeloid cells.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Epidemiology, pathogenesis, and etiology of acute leukemia
- Clinical manifestations and diagnosis
- Diagnostic criteria, classification, and prognosis of acute leukemia
- Therapeutic management of acute myeloid leukemia
- Therapeutic management of acute promyelocytic leukemia
- Therapeutic management of acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Future outlook for acute leukemia.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9783319267722
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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