Full Description
Bringing together intellectual and scientific experts from pediatrics, adolescent medicine, general medicine, pathology, biology, nursing and psychology, this book is the first of its kind to cover the topics of leukemias and lymphomas in young patients ranging from infants to young adults. The content is organized and subdivided into four major sections — under the main headings of General Considerations, Pathobiology, Clinical Manifestations and Treatment, and Supportive Care and Complications — for ease of reference to readers. Hematological Malignancies in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults presents a comprehensive multidisciplinary review of the field of hematological malignancies and brings forth illuminating perspectives from an internationally recognized group of leading authorities in the field.
Contents
General Considerations: Epidemiology of Hematological Malignancies of Childhood, Adolescents and Young Adults (CAYA); The WHO Classification of Hematological Malignancies; Special Considerations in Infants and Adolescents; Pathobiology: Morphology and Immunophenotypic Diagnosis of Hematologic Malignancies in CAYA; Cytogenetics in CAYA with ALL and AML; Cytogenetics in CAYA with Lymphoma; Molecular Genetics in CAYA with Lymphoma; Pharmacogenetics and Drug Resistance; Minimal Residual Disease; Clinical Manifestations and Treatment: Childhood ALL; Adolescent and Young Adult ALL; Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemias; Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults; Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Myeloproliferative Neoplasms/MDS in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults; Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; CAYA Hodgkin Lymphoma; Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Immunodeficiency Associated Hematological Malignancies; Stem Cell Transplantation for CAYA with Hematological Malignancies; Antibody-Targeted Therapy for CAYA with Hematological Malignancies; Novel Therapeutics in Hematologic Malignancies; Adoptive Cellular and Gene Therapy; Supportive Care and Complications: Late Complications and Effects; Infectious Complications; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Nursing Care; Psychosocial Considerations; Special Considerations in Under Resourced Countries; TLS and other Emergencies.
