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CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY
Clinical Hematology and Oncology
Presentation, Diagnosis and Treatment
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By
Bruce Furie, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Chief, Division of Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Michael Atkins, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of Clinical Cancer Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Robert Mayer, MD, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA
Peter Cassileth, MD, Professor of Medicine, University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Miami, FL

Description
This text bridges the gap between hematology and oncology, offering practical clinical guidance for every phase of patient management from diagnosis to outcomes assessment. A wealth of tables, boxes, and algorithms provide at-a-glance access to key information and tips from the experts.

Audience
Hematologists, Oncologists, Internists, and Oncology Nurses

Contents


I GENERAL

1. Weight loss
2. Fever of unknown origin
3. Pruritus



Head

4. Headache
5. Seizures
6. Crainal neuropathy
7. Encephalopathy and neuropathy



Neck

8. Neck mass
9. Hoarseness



Breast

10. Palpable mass
11. Abnormal mammogram
12. Nipple discharge



Pulmonary

13. Dyspnea
14. Pulmonary Nodules
15. Pleural effusion
16. Hilar and mediastinal adenopathy
17. Superior Vena Caval Syndrome
18. Hemoptysis



Abdomen

19. Bowel obstruction
20. Imaging of Focal Liver Lesions
21. Ascites
22. Splenomegaly
23. Dysphagia
24. Gastrointestinal Bleeding



Bone

25. Pathologic Fractures
26. Evaluation of Back Pain



Genito-Urinary

27. Renal and Adrenal masses
28. Hematuria
29. Testicular mass
30. Vaginal bleeding



Lymphoid

31. Lymphadenopathy



Blood chemistry abnormalities

32. Hypercalcemia
33. Elevated bilirubin
34. Immunoglobulin abnormalities
35. Iron Studies



Hematological Abnormalities

36. Thrombocytosis and Thrombocytopenia
37. Anemia
38. Quantitative abnormalities of leukocytes
39. Pancytopenia
40. Erythrocytosis
41. Bleeding disorders
42. Morphologic Abnormalities of the Peripheral Blood Smear
43. Venous thromboembolic disease



Skin

44. Cutaneous manifestations of bleeding
45. Pigmented skin lesions



Cancer of unknown primary

46. Cancer of unknown primary



II. THERAPEUTIC PRINCIPLES

47. Radiation oncology
48. Chemotherapy
49. Biologic therapy
50. Bone marrow transplantation
51. Growth factors
52. Transfusion medicine



III. EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF HEMATOLOGIC AND ONCOLOGIC DISEASE

Hematologic Disorders


53. Stem cell disorders
54. Red cells disorders
55. White cells disorders
56. Platelets: Acquired and congenital disorders
57. Coagulation disorders-Acquired and congenital/DIC
58. Thromboembolic disorders



Hematologic Malignancies

59. Acute Myeloid Leukemia
60. Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
61. Myelodysplasia
62. Multiple Myeloma/Macroglobulinema/Amyloidosis
63. Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
64. Hodgkin's Disease
65. Low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
66. Intermediate and High-Grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
67. Extranodal non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
68. Peripheral T-cell non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
69. Adult T-cell leukemia's/HTLV I
70. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
71. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Hairy Cell Leukemia
72. Myeloid Metaplasia and Myelofibrosis, Polycythemia Vera, and Essential Thrombocythemia



Breast Cancer

73. Staging, prognostic factors
74. Non-invasive breast cancer
75. Locally invasive disease
76. Metastatic breast cancer
77. Supportive measures



Gynecologic Cancer

78. Cervical/vulvo-vaginal
79. Uterine/endometrial
80. Ovarian
81. Trophoblastic



Genitourinary Cancer

82. Testicular Cancer
83. Renal cell carcinoma
84. Bladder Cancer – Superficial
85. Bladder Cancer – Muscle-Invasive
86. Prostate Cancer: Screening, staging, management



Gastrointestinal Cancer

87. Esophageal cancer
88. Gastric cancer
89. Hepatobiliary cancers
90. Pancreatic cancer
91. Colorectal cancer
92. Anal cancer



Thoracic Cancer

93. Small cell lung cancer
94. Non-small cell lung cancer
95. Thymoma
96. Mesothelioma



Head and Neck Cancer

97. Secondary Tumors of the Head and Neck: Prognosis, staging, chemoprevention
98. Squamous cell carcinoma
99. Salivary carcinoma



Sarcoma

100. Bone sarcomas
101. Soft tissue sarcomas



Neuro-oncology

102. Primary Brain Tumor
103. Brain Metastases
104. Epidural Tumors and Spinal Cord
Compression



Cutaneous Malignancies

105. Melanoma
106. Non-melanoma



Endocrine Cancer

107. Thyroid
108. Adrenal
109. Neuroendocrine
110. Pituitary



Cancer of Unknown Primary

111. Evaluation of cancer of unknown primary



Cancer and the Immunocompromised Host

112. Cancer and the immunocompromised host
113. Hematologic manifestations of cancer
114. Febrile neutropenia
115. Thromboembolic complications
116. Screening and genetics counseling for
The cancer patient
117. Unorthodox approaches to cancer therapy
118. Psychosocial issues
119. Sexual dysfunction
120. Symptom management
121. Tumor Iysis syndrome

Bibliographic details
Hardbound, 1312 pages, publication date: JUL-2003
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-06556-9
ISBN-10: 0-443-06556-X
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


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