Second Edition
by James O. Armitage
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas is the definitive textbook on the biology, diagnosis, staging, and treatment of all forms of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
With backgrounds in medical and radiation oncology, molecular biology, and pathology, the editors and contributors provide an international, multidisciplinary approach to the topic.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas offers complete coverage of the most current techniques for diagnosis, staging, and treatment, the approach to specific types of lymphoma, and special problems common to the management of patients with these disorders.
Contents
- The History of Chemotherapy of Lymphomas
- The History of Radiation Therapy of Lymphomas
Etiology, Epidemiology, and Biology
- Development and Functional Biology of B Lymphoclytes
- Development and Functional Biology of T Lymphocytes
- Epidemiology
- Infectious Etiology of Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Immunodeficient Hosts
- Molecular Genetics of Lymphoma
Diagnosis, Staging, and Response Criteria
- Diagnosis: Diagnostic Procedures, Histopathologic Problems, Immunophenotyping, and Applied Genetics
- Staging and Prognostic Factors
- Restaging and Response Criteria
Management of Specific Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas
- Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: Precursor Cell Lymphomas of B and T Cells
- Small B-Cell Lymphocytic Lymphoma/Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma/Waldenstr�m Macrogobulinemia
- Extranodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT Lymphoma)
- Splenic Marginal Zone Lymphoma
- Nodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Mantle Cell Llymphoma
- Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- Primary Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma
- Burkitt Lymphoma
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms: Multiple Myeloma and Plasacytoma
- Primary Cutaneous B-Cell Lymphoma
- Mycosis Fungoids and S�zary Syndrome
- T-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type I-Associated Adult T-Cell Leukemia Lymphoma
- Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
- Mature Nodal and Extranodal T-Cell and Natural Killer-Cell Lymphomas
- Primary Cutaneous CD30+
Late Effects
- Second Tumors
- Late Effects of Treatment After Lymphoma
Special Clinical Situations
- Lymphomas in Children
- Management of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma during Pregnancy
- Management of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome-Related Lymphoma
- Management of Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Unique Aspects of Primary Extranodal Lymphomas
- Diagnosis and Management of Disorders that Can Mimic Lymphoma
Index
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