Alternative Sources of Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Their Clinical Applications

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Acquired  Malignant Nonmalignant Congenital Acute nonlymphoblastic Leukemia Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Chronic myelogenous leukemia Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Non-Hodgkin lymphoma Hodgkin disease Multiple myeloma Myelodysplastic Syndrome Myelofibrosis Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia P. vera…

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Viral Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies

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Herpesviruses Herpes simplex type 1 Herpes simplex type 2 Cytomegalovirus Varicella zoster virus Epstein–Barr virus Human herpesvirus 6 Intestinal viruses Rotavirus Norwalk virus Adenoviruses Astroviruses Coxsackie Caliciviruses Respiratory viruses Respiratory…

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Cytogenetic Abnormalities in MGUS and Myeloma

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Non-hyperdiploid MM Hyperdiploid MM Translocations Less translocations Younger Older IgA IgG Lambda Kappa Less bone disease More bone disease More aggressive More indolent Females Males Chromosome 13 deleted Chromosome 13…

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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Classification Stage I Involvement of a single lymph node region or lymphoid structure (e.g., spleen, thymus, Waldeyer’s ring) or involvement of a single extralymphatic site (IE) Stage II Involvement of…

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The Myelodysplastic Syndromes

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Fig. 25.1 The incidence of MDS and age. Age adjusted incidence/100,000 individuals. Age in five block years. (Data from Rollison DE, Howlader N, Smith MT et al. Epidemiology of myelodysplastic…

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

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B lymphoblastic leukemia B lymphoblastic leukemia, not otherwise specified B lymphoblastic leukemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities B lymphoblastic leukemia with t(9;22)(q34;q11.2); BCR-ABL1 B lymphoblastic leukemia with t(v;11q23); MLL rearranged B…

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Supportive Care for Patients with Leukemia: A Historical Perspective

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3. Murphy S, Gardner FH. Room temperature storage of platelets. Transfusion. 1976;16:2–3.PubMedCrossRef 4. Hogge DE, Thompson BW, Schiffer CA. Platelet storage for 7 days in second-generation blood bags. Transfusion. 1986;26:131–5.PubMedCrossRef…

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Complications and Special Presentations of Plasma Cell Myeloma

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•Incidence: 1 % •Associated features –Plasmablastic morphology –Other extramedullary locations –Plasma cell leukemia –Increased lactate dehydrogenase •MRI: diffuse leptomeningeal enhancement (with or without masses) •Median survival: 3 months Modified with…

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Therapy-Related Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

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Alkylating agent therapy DNA-topoisomerase II inhibitor therapy (epipodophyllotoxins and anthracyclines) Intense therapy High doses of chemotherapy for prolonged periods as in therapy for Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma Direct correlation…

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