Biology and Management of Unusual Plasma Cell Dyscrasias / edited by Todd M. Zimmerman, Shaji K. Kumar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zimmerman, Todd M., editor.

Kumar, Shaji K., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Hematology.

Oncology.

Medicine & Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Hematology.

Oncology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XI, 202 pages 17 illustrations, 12 illustrations in color.)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2017.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This unique book focuses on the non-myeloma plasma cell dyscrasias. A key resource for this group of diseases, the book features the latest in emerging knowledge and therapeutic developments, including novel therapies. Each disease-specific chapter discusses biology, disease course, and appropriate therapeutic interventions, covering plasma cell leukemia, plasmacytoma, POEMS Syndrome and Castleman's Disease, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, immunoglobin deposition disease, and cryoglobulinemic syndromes, among others. The only book dedicated to this intriguing family of diseases, Biology and Management of Unusual Plasma Cell Dyscrasias will be a long-lasting reference for clinicians and scientists alike.

Contents:

Plasma cell leukemia

PLASMACYTOMA - CURRENT APPROACH TO DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT

POEMS Syndrome and Castleman's Disease

Waldenström macroglobulinemia

Light Chain Amyloidosis

Immunoglobulin Deposition Disease

Cryoglobulinemic Syndromes: Diagnosis and Management

Idiopathic Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome (Clarkson Disease)

Renal Disease Associated with Monoclonal Gammopathy.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9781441968487

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