Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Critical Concepts and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barbui, Tiziano (Editor), Tefferi, Ayalew (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: Hematologic Malignancies
• Subjects: Medicine.; Internal medicine.; Hematology.; Oncology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are clonal stem cell diseases that, under the World Health Organization classification, are subcategorized into eight clinicopathologic entities. The current book focuses on three of these categories: polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and primary myelo...

Table of Contents:

• Biology
• Gerneral Issues in the Management of MPNs
• Specific Issues of Treatment in PV and ET
• Treatment of PMF
• Research Issues and Perspectives.