Myelodysplastic Syndromes Eyal C. Attar INTRODUCTION Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) represent premalignant entities that share many characteristics with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). These clonal hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) disorders are characterized…
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Acute Myeloid Leukemia Amir T. Fathi ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive and frequently lethal hematologic malignancy, with a median age of presentation beyond the sixth…
Primary Brain Tumors Andrew S. Chi INTRODUCTION Over 100 types of primary brain tumor are defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), the most commonly accepted classification system (1). Only…
Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancers Janet E. Murphy, Andrew X. Zhu INTRODUCTION Biliary tract cancers (BTCs) are invasive carcinomas that arise from the epithelial lining of the gallbladder and bile ducts….
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