Bone Marrow Lymphoid Infiltrates: Diagnosis and Clinical Impact [Hardcover]

This monograph aims to cover in depth all aspects of bone marrow lymphoid infiltrates, in the context of their wide spectrum of benign, borderline and malignant expressions. As the bone marrow is no longer considered a selective diagnostic procedure in the field of haematopathology and haematology,but a routine need to other subspecialists, we intend to provide a comprehensive treatise for beginners and experienced practitioners alike who deal with patients that are investigated or treated for lymphomas and lymphoid leukemias, manifest with laboratory or clinical signs suspicious for haematological diseases or show features mimicking haematological conditions.This monograph offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of bone marrow lymphoid infiltrates, in the context of their wide spectrum of benign, borderline and malignant expressions.

New Insights in the Development of Human B Lymphocytes.- The Aging Lymphocyte.- The bone marrow microenvironment and its impact in acute and? chronic B- cell? malignancies.- The expanding diagnostic role of flow cytometry in bone marrow studies of patients with lymphomas and plasma cell disorders.- The application of molecular techniques on trephine bone marrow Trephines.- Residual disease assessment and its role in monitoring lymphoid and plasma cell neoplasms.- Reporting of bone marrow lymphoid infiltrates.- Janus-faced lymphoid infiltrates.- Singularities in pediatric bone marrow lymphoid processes.- Bone marrow involvement in primary mature B and T cell leukemias.- A step forward in the diagnosis of? B-cell lymphomas in the bone marrow.- New insights in Waldenstr?ms Macroglobulinaemia.- Bone marrow in Hodgkin lymphoma and mimickers.- Misleading features of l“!