Cancer consult : expertise for clinical practice / / edited by Syed A. Abutalib, Maurie Markman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818925503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 1-118-58917-3; 1-118-58919-X; 1-118-58916-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (987 p.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/40076
• Soggetti: Cancer; Stem cells - Transplantation; Oncology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; SECTION 1: Malignant Hematology and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation; PART 1: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adults; CHAPTER 1: Diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Selected readings; Case study answers; CHAPTER 2: Prognostic markers and models in acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Pretherapeutic prognostic markers; Age; White blood cell count; Cytogenetic and genetic markers; Immunophenotype; Pro-B-ALL/t(4; 11); Common and pre-B-ALL; T-lineage ALL; Response parameters; Stratification into risk groups Selected reading; CHAPTER 3: Management of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Selected reading; CHAPTER 4: Management of T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Selected reading; CHAPTER 5: Minimal residual disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Case study answers; Selected reading; CHAPTER 6: Hematopoietic cell transplantation in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Multiple choice and discussion questions; Selected reading; Multiple choice answer; Case study answer; PART 2: ; Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Adults; CHAPTER 7: Prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia: cytogenetics and beyond Selected reading; Case study answers; CHAPTER 8: Induction therapy in acute myeloid leukemia; Selected reading; Case study answers; CHAPTER 9: Consolidation therapy in acute myeloid leukemia; Selected reading; CHAPTER 10: Management of acute promyelocytic leukemia; Selected reading; CHAPTER 11: Minimal residual disease in acute myeloid leukemia; Selected reading; CHAPTER 12: Relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia; Multiple choice questions; Selected reading; Case study answers; Mutiple choise answers; CHAPTER 13: Hematopoietic cell transplantation in acute myeloid leukemia Multiple choice question; Case study answers; Multiple choice answer; Selected reading; PART 3: Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Related Disorders; CHAPTER 14: Pitfalls in the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes; Selected reading; Case study answers; CHAPTER 15: Cytogenetics and prognostic models in myelodysplastic syndromes; MDS cytogenetics and prognosis; Conclusion; Selected reading; CHAPTER 16: Management of myelodysplastic syndromes; Selected reading; CHAPTER 17: Management of therapy-related myeloid neoplasms; Introduction Multiple choice questions; What is the most appropriate treatment for the following patients?; Selected reading; Multiple choice answers; CHAPTER 18: Hematopoietic cell transplantation in myelodysplastic syndromes; Selected reading; CHAPTER 19: Acquired aplastic anemia; Selected reading; Case study answers; PART 4: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms; CHAPTER 20: Diagnostic approach in myeloproliferative neoplasms; Introduction; Selected reading; CHAPTER 21: Chronic myeloid leukemia: chronic phase; Introduction; Multiple choice and discussion questions; Selected reading; Multiple choice answer
• Sommario/riassunto: The field of oncology benefits from several large-scale reference books and a host of monographs dedicated to specific cancers. However, truly excellent practice and review books are, surprisingly, quite scarce. Outside of a scant handful of books and online reference tools that offer clinical response practice and board review in a basic question and answer format, there are no resources that offer a robust, engaging, fully referenced tool for these vital activities in every oncologist's and oncology trainee's work. This print and electronic book seeks to fill that void, offering comprehensive