Cytogenetics
Cytogenetics Athena M. Cherry Charles D. Bangs INTRODUCTION Cytogenetics is the study of chromosome structure and function. Chromosome analysis is an integral part of diagnosing hematologic malignancies and is important…
HEMATOLOGY
Clinical Flow Cytometry
Clinical Flow Cytometry Anna Porwit DEFINITION One of the meanings of the word flow is “to move with a continual shifting of the component particles.” The term cytometry refers to…
Examination of the Blood and Bone Marrow
Examination of the Blood and Bone Marrow Kristi J. Smock Sherrie L. Perkins Careful assessment of the blood is often the first step in assessment of hematologic function and diagnosis…
The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Hematologic Problems
The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Hematologic Problems Maxwell M. Wintrobe The study of the blood has a long history. Humankind probably always has been interested in the blood because…
Radiotherapy
Site Optimal radiotherapy utilisation rate (%) Bladder 47 Brain 80 Breast 87 Cervix 71 Colon 4 Gall bladder 17 Head and neck 74 Kidney 15 Leukaemia 4 Liver 0 Lung…
NK/T Cell Lymphoma, Nasal Type
Fig. 1 Ratio of ENKL in malignant lymphoma among each country 3 Pathology and Phenotype Histologically, lymphoma cells of ENKL show diffuse proliferation with angiocentric or angiodestructive growth pattern (Fig….
Nervous System Tumors
Fig. 1 Proposed management for patients with glioblastoma Fig. 2 Proposed management for anaplastic gliomas in patients with good performance status after maximal, safe resection of the tumor with preservation…
and Cancer: Epidemiology and Mechanism of Carcinogenesis of the Virus HPV
Fig. 16.1 HPV viruses belong to the Papillomaviridae family that includes 16 genera [2] Fig. 16.2 Genetic structure of HPV 16 [3] 1.2 Genotypes To date, more than 150 human…
