WHO CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS: HAEMATOLYMPHOID TUMOURS. PART A AND B (2 VOLUME SET)

DESCRIPTION

Haematolymphoid Tumours is Volume 11 in the 5thedition of the WHO series on the classification of human tumours.This series (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standardfor the diagnosis of tumours and comprises a uniquesynthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology.These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensableinternational standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with canceror in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well asresearch into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, andeducation.
Whats new in this edition?
The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of TumoursEditorial Board, establishes a single coherent cancer classification presentedacross a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis of anatomicalsite (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) and structured in asystematic manner, with each tumour type listedwithin a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, andsubtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign to malignantand are described under an updated set of headings, including histopathology,diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-read essential anddesirable diagnostic criteria.
Who should read this book?

(Haemato)pathologists

Haematologists

(Haemato)oncologists

Radiationoncologists

Radiologists

Nuclearmedicine specialists

Molecularpathologists

Geneticists

Immunologists

Cancerresearchers

Epidemiologists

Generalpractitioners

Oncologynurses

Cancerregistrars

This volume

Prepared by422 authors and editors

Contributorsfrom around the world

More than1600 high-quality images

More than5000 references

Part A

1. Generalintroduction to haematolymphoid tumours
2. Myeloid proliferations and neoplasms
3. Histiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasms

Part B
4. B-cell lymphoid proliferations and lymphomas
5. T-cell and NK-cell lymphoid proliferations and lymphomas
6. Stroma-derived neoplasms of lymphoid tissues
7. Genetic tumour syndromes associated with haematolymphoid tumours