Neoplastic Hematopathology

The book contains predominantly black-and-white illustrations, with some color illustrations.

This updated reference has been prepared by the world's leaders in neoplastic hematopathology, a field that covers disorders of the bone marrow, spleen, and lymphatic system. This is the only comprehensive, encyclopedic text that covers the three major organ systems and integrates basic science, modern diagnostic techniques, and clinical aspects of malignant diseases affecting these organs. The Second Edition features several new contributors, more full-color illustrations, updated chapters, and three new chapters—Clinical Relevance of the Revised European/American Lymphoma Classification of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas; Normal Histology and Immunoarchitecture of the Lymphohematopoietic System; and Application of Molecular Genetics to the Diagnosis and Classification of Acute Leukemias.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Yaping Wu, MD(University of Kansas Medical Center)
Description:This second edition hematopathology book has been updated and the inventory of pictures expanded to reflect the increased knowledge and current concepts in the field. It is 334 pages larger than its predecessor, which was published in 1992.
Purpose:The editor's goal is to provide a thorough overview of the morphologic, immunologic, and molecular genetic characteristics of benign and malignant proliferations derived from the cellular elements that comprise the hematopoietic and immune systems.
Audience:This book is written for hematopathologists, general pathologists, hematologists/oncologists, and hematopathology fellows as well as pathology and hematology residents.
Features:The 53 chapters deal with such broad subjects as the structural and functional characteristics of the hematopoietic and immune systems, immunologic markers, the antigen receptor gene and oncogenes and their applications in the diagnosis and classification of hematologic neoplasms, the role of fine needle biopsy and imprint cytology in the diagnosis of lymphomas, the benign reactive proliferations, and premalignant and malignant conditions. It also incorporates the latest WHO classification of hematologic malignancies and the clinical significance of those classifications. Each chapter is prepared by the experts who have been closely associated with, and who have made significant contributions to, that particular aspect of hematopathology. As such, as stated by the editor, "the list of contributors represents a veritable Who's Who in hematopathology.
Assessment:This is an excellent overview of the advances and discoveries that have taken place in the field of hematopathology during the past nine years; hence, it represents the definitive book of modern hematopathology. It would appeal to a broad audience -- to novices as an introduction and to experts as "must have" definitive reference.

Knowles, Daniel M., MD (Weill Medical Coll of Cornell Univ)