Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue Tumors: Pathology and Genetics

Author: Jia Fei
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Publish Date: 2006-07-01
Features: Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissue Tumors: Pathology and Genetics is the third volume in the WHO series on tumor histology and genetics. This book is concise and authoritative, encompassing all leukemias and lymphomas. It provides pathologists and oncologists with a globally unified diagnostic standard and serves as an essential guide for monitoring treatment response and designing clinical outcome studies. The book introduces diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and related genetic alterations in a manner strictly reflecting the nature of the diseases. The chapter content is organized according to the WHO-recognized full spectrum of tumors and their subtypes, including 1CD-O coding, incidence, age and gender distribution, site of origin, clinical characteristics, synonyms, pathological features, genetic features, and prognostic factors. The book is co-authored by 44 contributors from 16 countries, featuring over 800 color illustrations, as well as numerous MRI, ultrasound, and CT scan images, tables, and 1,450 references.