Hematologic Malignancies: Myelodysplastic Syndromes

• Main Authors: Deeg, H. J. (Author), Bowen, D. T. (Author), Gore, S. D. (Author), Haferlach, T. (Author), Beau, M. M. Le (Author), Niemeyer, C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Hematologic Malignancies
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Surgical transplantation.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Transplant Surgery.

This book summarizes our current knowledge of MDS, from very basic aspects to the clinical management. It provides guidance to the diagnosis, an understanding of disease mechanisms, and a discussion of treatment strategies.

Table of Contents:

• Clinical Presentation
• Differential Diagnosis
• Etiology and Epidemiology of MDS
• Molecular Biology of Myelodysplasia
• Classification and Staging of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Cytogenetic Diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Children
• Management of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes: Introductory Concepts
• Supportive Care
• Hematopoietic Growth Factors
• Biologically Based Treatment
• Hemopoietic Cell Transplantation
• Second Malignancies.