Manual of pediatric hematology and oncology
By: Philip Lanzkowsky.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 832
Subjects: Pediatric hematology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Tumors in children -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.; Hematologic Diseases -- Child.; Hematologic Diseases -- Infant.; Neoplasms -- Child.; Neoplasms -- Infant.
Genres: Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Description: Provides concise information needed for the day-to-day management of children with pediatric hematologic and oncologic diseases. The clear style allows readers to make an accurate diagnosis and permits him/her to treat patients even if they have not had extensive previous hematologic or oncologic experience. Pertinent advances in molecular genetics, cytogenetics, immunology, transplantation and biochemistry are the result of 40 years of practical experience by the author in the management of patients and incorporates various contributors who have had extensive clinical experience.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Classification and diagnosis of anemia during childhood; title: Anemia during the neonatal period; title: Iron-deficiency anemia; title: Megaloblastic anemia; title: Hematologic manifestations of systemic illness; title: Bone marrow failure; title: Hemolytic anemia; title: Polycythemia; title: Disorders of the white blood cells; title: Disorders of platelets; title: Disorders of coagulation; title: Lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly; title: Lymphoproliferative disorders, myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders; title: Leukemias; title: Hodgkin disease; title: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; title: Central nervous system malignancies; title: Neuroblastoma; title: Wilms' tumor; title: Rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft-tissue sarcomas; title: Malignant bone tumors; title: Histiocytosis syndromes; title: Retinoblastoma; title: Miscellaneous tumors; title: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; title: Supportive care and management of oncologic emergencies; title: Evaluation, investigations and management of late effects of childhood cancer.