Leukaemia diagnosis / Barbara J. Bain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bain, Barbara J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leukemia--Diagnosis.

Leukemia.

Medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, West Sussex ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

UP-TO-DATE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO LEUKAEMIA DIAGNOSIS Written by a renowned expert this practical guide had been fully revised and updated. The book covers recent advances in the fields of immunophenotyping, cytogenetics and molecular genetics. It illustrates how laboratory techniques are used for the diagnosis and classification of leukaemia and includes images of abnormal cells to aid diagnosis. This fourth edition:Incorporates the recommendations of the 2008 WHO Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid TissuesIncludes 300 high quality full co

Contents:

LEUKAEMIA DIAGNOSIS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 THE NATURE OF LEUKAEMIA, CYTOLOGY, CYTOCHEMISTRY AND THE FAB CLASSIFICATION OF ACUTE LEUKAEMIA; 2 IMMUNOPHENOTYPING AND CYTOGENETIC/MOLECULAR GENETIC ANALYSIS IN LEUKAEMIA AND RELATED CONDITIONS; 3 ACUTE LEUKAEMIA: INTEGRATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL, IMMUNOPHENOTYPIC AND GENETIC INFORMATION AND THE WHO CLASSIFICATION; 4 THE MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; 5 CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKAEMIAS; 6 LYMPHOID LEUKAEMIAS OF MATURE T, B AND NATURAL KILLER CELLS; APPENDIX: LEUKAEMIA DIAGNOSIS IN RESOURCE-POOR COUNTRIES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-48239-4

9786612482397

1-4443-1847-0

1-4443-1848-9

OCLC:

606616072