Management of Lymphomas: A Case-Based Approach

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zain, Jasmine (Editor), Kwak, Larry W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Adis, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Cancer research.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Pharmacotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Cancer Research.

This book will provide an overview of how to manage patients with lymphoma in the format of a series of engaging case studies. Lymphomas are cancers that originate in the lymphatic system. There are two main types of lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. These lymphomas comprise vario...

Table of Contents:

• Overview of lymphoma
• Pathogenesis of lymphomas
• Classification of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Case Study Section One: Indolent B-Cell Lymphomas
• Small B-cell lymphocytic lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Follicular lymphoma
• Lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma in the era of next generation sequencing
• Case Study Section Two: Aggressive B-Cell Lymphomas
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Burkitt lymphoma
• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• Case Study Section Three: T-Cell Lymphomas
• Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
• Systemic T-cell lymphoma
• Case Study Section Four: Hodgkin Lymphoma
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Case Study Section Five: Lymphomas in Special Clinical Situations
• Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related lymphoma
• Central nervous system lymphoma
• Conclusion.