Main description:

Bone Marrow Diagnosis is an essential resource for all those who need to report bone marrow trephine biopsies. The text is succinct and concentrates on the core information necessary to make an accurate diagnosis. Each diagnostic entity is accompanied by high quality images which show typical and more unusual examples of histological features. This new edition has been completely revised and updated throughout and includes many new images including conditions not illustrated in the first edition. A simply written and well-illustrated text for the busy diagnostician * Every section comprehensively revised by international team of authors * Over 900 high quality colour images to accompany each diagnostic entity * Coverage of cytology in sections relating to myeloid dysplasias and acute leukemias * Incorporates new WHO classification of lymphomas and leukemias * Author team expanded to include experts from Stanford University, California

Contents:

1 Introduction. 2 The Normal Bone Marrow. 3 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection. 4 Anemias and Aplasias. 5 The Myelodysplastic Syndromes. 6 Myeloproliferative Disease. 7 Acute Leukemia. 8.1 Lymphomas. 8.2 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukamia and Lymphoblastic Leukamia. 8.3 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. 8.4 Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma (including Waldenstrom. macroglobulinemia). 8.5 Mantle Cell Lymphoma. 8.6 Follicular Lymphoma. 8.7 Marginal Zone Lymphoma (including MALT type). 8.8 Hairy Cell Leukemia. 8.9 Multiple Myeloma. 8.10 Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma. 8.11 Burkitt Lymphoma. 8.12 Large Granular Lymphocyte Leukemia. 8.13 Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. 8.14 Peripheral T Cell Lymphomas, Uunspecified. 8.15 Hepatosplenic T Cell Lymphoma. 8.16 Angioimmunoblastic T Cell Lymphoma. 8.17 Adult T Cell Lymphoma/Leukemia. 8.18 Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. 9 Hodgkin Lymphoma. 10 Metastatic Disease. 11 Miscellaneous. 12 Technical Considerations. Index