Lanzkowsky's Manual of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Seventh Edition remains the go-to clinical manual for the treatment and management of childhood cancers and blood disorders. It is a comprehensive book on patient management, replete with algorithms and flow diagrams, and includes a new section on vascular anomalies. Reflecting the considerable advances in the treatment and management of hematologic and oncologic diseases in children, the seventh edition of this successful clinical manual is entirely updated to incorporate all current treatment protocols, new drugs, and management approaches. Its concise and easy-to-read format, again, enables readers to make accurate diagnoses and treatment decisions without having to reference larger medical textbooks.
- Designed to be easily readable and highly practical with over 400 illustrative tables, along with color diagrams and figures
- New chapter on Pediatric Vascular Anomalies
- New content on 'blood avoidance' programs to honor religious preferences
- Discussions of new drugs and immunological therapies for cancers, along with discussions of increasing use of cytokine stimulants for hematologic disorders
- Includes practical genetic evaluations providing a deeper understanding and advances in management of bone marrow failure diseases
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Elsevier Science & Techn.
ISBN-13
978-0-323-85361-3 (9780323853613)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
1. Molecular and genomic methodologies for clinicians2. Hematologic manifestations of systemic illness3. Classification and diagnosis of anemia in children and neonates4. Nutritional anemias5. Lymphadenopathy and diseases of the spleen6. Bone marrow failure7. General considerations of hemolytic diseases, red cell membrane, and enzyme defects8. Extracorpuscular hemolytic anemia9. Hemoglobinopathies10. Primary and secondary erythrocytosis11. Disorders of white blood cells12. Disorders of platelets13. Disorders of coagulation14. Vascular anomalies15. Histiocytic disorders16. Lymphoproliferative disorders17. Myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disorders18. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia19. Acute myeloid leukemia20. Hodgkin lymphoma21. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma22. Central nervous system tumors23. Neuroblastoma24. Renal tumors25. Rhabdomyosarcoma and other soft-tissue sarcomas26. Malignant bone tumors27. Retinoblastoma28. Extracranial germ cell tumors29. Hepatic tumors30. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cellular therapy31. Management of oncologic emergencies32. Supportive care of patients with cancer33. Evaluation, investigations, and management of late effects of childhood cancer34. Psychosocial factors impacting children with cancer and their families35. Pediatric blood banking principles and transfusion medicine practices
