Full Description
This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and biology of multiple myeloma and related plasma disorders. Edited and written by a multidisciplinary group of recognized authorities from the Mayo Clinic, it presents clear guidelines on diagnosis and therapy and covers all aspects of multiple myeloma, from molecular classification and diagnosis, to risk stratification and therapy. Closely related plasma cell disorders such as solitary plasmacytoma, Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, and light chain amyloidosis are discussed in detail as well. The book addresses often overlooked topics, including the role of radiation therapy, vertebral augmentation, and supportive care.
Our understanding of this group of disorders is developing at an unprecedented rate, and Multiple Myeloma meets the need among oncologists and hematologists for a clear, timely, and authoritative resource on their biology, diagnosis, and treatment.
Contents
1. Criteria for Diagnosis and Response.- 2. Detection of M proteins.- 3. Pathology Of Multiple Myeloma.- 4. Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma.- 5. Staging of Multiple Myeloma.- 6. Molecular Classification and Risk Stratification.- 7. Monoclonal Gammopathies of Undetermined Significance and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma.- 8. Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma.- 9. Approach to Relapsed Refractory Myeloma.- 10. Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in the Management of Multiple Myeloma.- 11. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation.- 12. New Agents For Multiple Myeloma.- 13. Biological Therapy for Multiple Myeloma.- 14. Management of Treatment Complications and Supportive Care.- 15. POEMS Syndrome (Takatsuki Syndrome).- 16. Solitary Plasmacytoma.- 17. Myeloma Bone Disease.- 18. Vertebral Augmentation .- 19. The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma, Plasmacytoma and Other Plasma Cell Disorders.- 20. Neurologic Complications of Myeloma.- 21. Myeloma CastNephropathy.- 22. Amyloidosis.- 23. IgM Multiple Myeloma.- 24. Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia.
