Pathology and Genetics: Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues (World Health Organization Classification of Tumours).

Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues is the third volume in the new WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book covers the entire range of leukaemias and lymphomas. It provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and predictive factors. The series will be continued in 2001 with monographs on tumours of the breast and female genital organs. The book is dispatched by IARC, WHO Headquarters, Oxford University Press (UK) and Oxford University Press (USA). "Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of the Haematopoietic and Lymphoid System" is the third volume in the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for pathologists and oncologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. The volume covers chronic myeloproliferative diseases, myeloplastic / myeloproliferative diseases, myelodisplastic syndromes, acute myeloid leukaemia, precursor B- and T-cell neoplasms, mature B-cell, T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms, Hodgkin lymphoma, immunodeficiency-associated lymphoproliferative disorders, histiocytic and dendritic cell neoplasms, and mastocytosis. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, associated genetic altertions and gene expression patterns are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics, and predictive factors. Pathology and Genetics of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues is the third volume in the new WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours. This authoritative, concise reference book covers the entire range of leukaemias and lymphomas. It provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome. Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics, and predictive factors. The book, prepared by 44 authors from 16 countries, contains more than 800 colour photographs, numerous magnetic resonance and ultrasound images, CT scans, charts, and 1,450 references. This is the third volume in the new World Health Organization series on histological and genetic typing of tumours. Tumours of the haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues are covered. This was a collaborative project of the European Association for Haematolpathology and the Society for Haematopathology and others. The WHO classification is based on the principles defined in the Revised European-American Classification of Lymphoid Neoplasms (REAL) classification. Over 50 pathologists from around the world were involved in the project and proponents of all major lymphoma and leukaemia classifications have agreed to accept the WHO as the standard classification of haematological malignancies. So this classification represents the first true world wide concensus of haematologic malignancies. Colour photographs, magnetic resonance and ultrasound images and CT scans are included.. Chronic Myeloproliferative Diseases -- Myelodysplastic/ Myeloproliferative Diseases -- Myelodysplastic Syndromes -- Acute Myeloid Leukaemia -- Precursor B- And T-cell Neoplasms -- Mature B- Cell Neoplasms -- Mature T-cell And Nk-cell Neoplasms -- Hodgkin Lymphoma -- Immunodeficiency Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders -- Histiocytic And Dendritic Cell Neoplasms -- Mastocytosis. Edited By Elaine S. Jaffe ... [et Al.] Includes Bibliographical References And Index.