The non-Hodgkin's lymphomas - an introduction, Ian Magrath; historical perspective - the origins of modern concepts of biology and management, Ian Magrath; lymphocyte ontogeny - a conceptual basis for understanding neoplasia of the immune system, Ian Magrath; histopathology and immunophenotyping, Paul J.Cohen and Elaine S.Jaffe; cytogenetics, Jacqueline Whang-Peng and Elaine C.Lee; the molecular genetics of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, Frank G.Haluska et al; molecular genetic markers in the diagnosis and classification of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, Riccardo Dalla-Favera et al; pathogenesis of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas - clues from geography, Denis H.Wright; lymphoproliferative disorders associated with immunodeficiency, A.H. Filipovich et al; lymphomas in HIV-positive individuals, Dharam V.Ablashi and S. Zaki Salahuddin; clinical features and staging, Ian Magrath et al; principles of chemotherapy, Wyndham Wilson and Ian Magrath; radiation therapy in the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, Jane Grayson and Eli Glatstein; lymphoblastic lymphoma, John Sandlund and Ian Magrath; small non-cleaved cell lymphomas, Ian Magrath; complications in the management of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Francisco Barriga et al; large cell lymphomas in childhood, Ian Magrath and Marshall Kadin; follicular lymphomas, Dan L.Longo and Wyndham Wilson; diffuse small cell lymphomas, Sandra J.Horning; diffuse aggressive lymphomas in adults, Ellen R.Gaynor and Richard I.Fisher; T-cell lymphoreticular malignancies in adults, Ray Lamb and Paul A.Bunn Jr; primary intestinal lymphoma and alpha heavy chain disease, B.Ramot and G.Rechavi; management of recurrent or refractory disease, Fernando Cabanillas et al; bone marrow transplantation in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, Augusto Pedrozzini et al; immunological approaches to the therapy of lymphoid neoplasmas, Kenneth A.Foon et al; future prospects for treatment, Ian Magrath.