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Informationen zum Autor Ian T. Magrath DSc (Med), FRCP, FRCPath President, International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research, Brussels, Belgium Section editors: Kishor Bhatia PhD, FRCPath Director, AIDS Malignancy Program OHAM, NCI, NIH Bethesda, MD USA Paolo Boffetta MD, MPH Head of Environment Section, IARC Lifestyle and Cancer Group International Agency for Research on Cancer Lyon France Claire Dearden BSc, MD, FRCP, FRCPath Consultant Haematologist Department of Haemato-Oncology Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and Institute of Cancer Research London UK Volker Diehl MD, PhD Professor of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Honorary Chairman of German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) Former Head of Department I of Internal Medicine University Hospital Cologne Cologne Germany Randy D. Gascoyne MD, FRCPC Clinical Professor of Pathology Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine British Columbia Cancer Agency and The University of British Columbia Research Director, Centre for Lymphoid Cancers Senior Scientist, BC Cancer Research Centre Vancouver, BC Canada Hans Konrad Müller-Hermelink Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Professor and Chairman Institute of Pathology University of Würzburg Würzburg Germany Michael Potter MD Scientist, Emeritus Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics National Cancer Institute, NIH Bethesda, MD USA Ama Z. S. Rohatiner MD, FRCP Professor of Haemato-Oncology Department of Medical Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital London UK Klappentext This comprehensive and authoritative reference covers all aspects of the group of disorders collectively known as the lymphoid neoplasms. The reader is taken through a description of its normal cellular origins and the molecular genetic abnormalities that can lead to this group of conditions! a section of the book that has been considerably strengthened for this third edition! to the environmental factors that may be relevant to disease development! and! finally! to the pragmatic aspects of disease management. The authors synthesise for the reader apsects of current knowledge and likely future developments! and direct them to the appropriate resources should they wish to pursue particular avenues of scientific or literature research. Zusammenfassung Covers various aspects of group of disorders collectively known as the lymphoid neoplasms. This work provides a description of its normal cellular origins and the molecular genetic abnormalities that can lead to this group of conditions. It also looks at the environmental factors that may be relevant to disease development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Epidemiology. Immunobiology. Classification and Pathogenesis. Pathology and Pathogenesis of Specific Lymphomas. Presenting Features, Diagnosis and Staging. General Principles of Management. Management of Specific Diseases. Future Directions in Diagnosis And Treatment. ...
