Full Description
This text provides a state-of-the-art overview on Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in children and adolescents. The volume is divided into seven sections, each of which focuses on a critical component of pediatric NHL, including history and epidemiology, pathology and molecular biology, disease evaluation and response, common and rare sub-types of NHL, and current and novel treatment strategies. The text also comprehensively reviews the late effects of treatment, quality of patient life, and NHL treatment in countries with limited resources.
Written by experts in the field, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Childhood and Adolescence is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners who treat children and adolescents with NHL.
Contents
History of Diagnoses and Treatment Strategies in Pediatric Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas.- Epidemiology of Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas in Childhood and Adolescence.- Diagnosis and Classification.- Pathogenesis of B-cell Lymphoma.- Pathogenesis of T-Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.- Pathogenesis of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma.- Pathology.- Genetic Predisposition to Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- Response Assessment in Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- Minimal Disseminated and Minimal Residual Disease in Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- Prognostic Factors in Childhood and Adolescent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.- Lymphoblastic Lymphoma.- Burkitt's Lymphoma and Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma.- Primary Mediastinal and Gray Zone Lymphomas.- Epstein-Barr Virus-associated Post-transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disease.- Pediatric-Type Follicular Lymphoma (PTFL).- Marginal Zone Lymphoma.- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma (PCNSL).- Rare B-cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas (B-NHL) in Childhood and Adolescence.- Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in Children and Adolescents.- Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma.- Extranodal NK/T cell lymphomas and EBV+ Lymphoproliferative Diseases of Childhood.- Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas in Childhood and Adolescence.- Principles of Immunotherapy.- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.- Novel Therapies in Pediatric NHL.- Childhood and Adolescence Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.- Long-Term Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood and Adolescent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma.
