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" Hematologic Malignancies "
B. Hoogstraten.
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BL
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738017
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b557896
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B. Hoogstraten.
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Hematologic Malignancies\ B. Hoogstraten.
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Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1986
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111 p. : ilustr. ; 24 cm.
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3540162933
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: 9783540162933
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DM 49.
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| Contents
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1. Treatment of Chronic Leukemias.- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.- Clinical Picture.- Laboratory Investigations.- Management.- Prognosis.- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.- Clinical Picture.- Laboratory Investigations.- Management.- Prognosis.- Further Reading.- 2. Acute Leukemia in Adults.- Diagnosis.- Preliminary Therapy.- Defects of Blood Cell Production.- Leukemic Cell Hyperproliferation.- Products of Leukemic Cells.- Concomitant Medical Problems.- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.- Remission Induction.- Remission Maintenance.- Remission Reinduction.- Acute Myeloid Leukemia.- Remission Induction.- Treatment of Relapse.- Complications of Therapy.- Further Reading.- Editorial Comment.- 3. Myeloproliferative Disorders: Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia, and Idiopathic Myelofibrosis/Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia.- Polycythemia Vera.- Epidemiology.- Symptoms and Signs.- The Spent Phase.- Differential Diagnosis.- Diagnostic Approach.- PVSG Criteria.- Prognosis.- Treatment.- Essential Thromboeythemia.- Epidemiology.- Symptoms and Signs.- Differential Diagnosis.- Diagnostic Approach.- PVSG Criteria.- Prognosis.- Treatment.- Idiopathic Myelofibrosis/Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia.- Epidemiology.- Symptoms and Signs.- Differential Diagnosis.- Diagnostic Approach.- Prognosis.- Treatment.- Further Reading.- 4. Hodgkin's Disease.- Pathologic Clarification.- Pathogenesis and Staging.- Radiotherapy for Stages I-IIIA.- Chemotherapy for Stages ??? and IV.- Salvage Therapy.- Complications of Treatment.- Present Studies Testing Ideas for Improving Results.- Follow-up.- Summary.- Further Reading.- 5. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.- Pathology.- Low Grade Lymphomas.- Intermediate Grade Lymphomas.- High Grade Lymphomas.- Early Detection and Diagnosis.- Staging.- Treatment Planning.- Indolent Lymphomas.- Aggressive Lymphomas.- Pretreatment Preparation.- Surgery.- Radiotherapy.- Adjuvant Radiotherapy.- Palliative Radiotherapy.- Chemotherapy.- Drugs.- Drug Combinations.- Schedule.- Medical Complications of Lymphoma.- Prognosis and End Results.- Follow-up.- Further Reading.- 6. Multiple Myeloma.- Incidence.- Etiology and Pathogenesis.- Clinical Manifestations.- Bone Marrow.- Protein Abnormalities.- Skeletal Abnormalities.- Other Laboratory Manifestations.- Staging.- Treatment.- Single Drug Therapy.- Combination Chemotherapy.- Radiotherapy.- Immunotherapy.- Special Manifestations.- Further Reading.
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RC646.2B466 1986
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Barth HOOGSTRATEN
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