This book will assist pathologists, hematologists, and oncologists in interpreting peripheral blood and bone marrow specimens quickly, easily, and accurately. Featuring more than 400 full-color illustrations, the book is a very complete survey of bone marrow diseases, including rare entities, and provides up-to-date information on constitutional and acquired disorders in both adults and children. This edition includes the latest information on hematologic and associated diseases, including many new disease descriptions, recent genetic and immunologic findings, and the current World Health Organization classification of hematolymphoid disorders.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and an image bank.

Key Features

• NEW: New information on prognosis, such as advances in flow cytometry and cytogenetics
• NEW: Update on tests for diagnosis and prognosis, such as JAK-1 testing for myeloproliferative disorders, ZAP-70 and genetic testing for prognosis in B-CLL, plasma-based testing for CML
• NEW: Fuller illustration of rare entities
• Details the effects of infectious diseases and systemic disorders on bone marrow
• Covers latest information on hematologic and associated diseases, including genetic and immunologic discoveries
• Provides detailed explanations of WHO classifications for non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphomas

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