Myeloma: Pathology, Diagnosis, and Treatment - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107010578 ISBN 13: 9781107010574

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Myeloma is the second-most common hematologic cancer, accounting for approximately 1 percent of all cancers and 2 percent of all deaths from cancer. In recent years there have been major and significant advances in the diagnosis, imaging, molecular pathogenesis, and therapy of myeloma. This book describes these advances in a single, practical volume, placing them in the context of daily clinical practice. Different myeloma subtypes are discussed in individual chapters, integrating etiology, pathogenesis, molecular pathology, histology, and therapy in a single place for each condition. The book begins by discussing epidemiology, imaging techniques, pathogenesis, and other general considerations. Conditions covered in detail include multiple myeloma, POEMS syndrome, Castleman's syndrome, Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, amyloidosis and MGUS. Featuring color illustrations, and written and edited by leading authorities in the field, Myeloma provides readers with the information they need to diagnose and manage these complex disorders.

About this title

Book Description:

This book presents recent advances in the diagnosis, imaging, molecular pathogenesis, and therapy of myeloma in a single, practical volume. Different subtypes are discussed in comprehensive individual chapters, integrating etiology, pathogenesis, molecular pathology, histology, and therapy. Essential reading for any hematologist or oncologist treating patients with myeloma or related disorders.

About the Author:

Stephen A. Schey is Professor of Plasma Cell Dyscrasias, King's College London, and a Consultant Haematologist at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London.

Kwee L. Yong is Professor of Clinical Haematology, University College London, and a Consultant Haematologist at University College London Hospitals, London.

Robert Marcus is a Consultant Haematologist at King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London.

Kenneth C. Anderson is Kraft Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Medical Director, Kraft Family Blood Donor Center, Dana-Faber Cancer Institute, Boston.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107010578
• ISBN 13: 9781107010574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Schey Stephen A., Yong Kwee L., Marcus Robert, Anderson Kenneth C.