Multiple myeloma and related disorders /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gahrton, Gösta, Durie, Brian G. M., Samson, Diana M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Arnold, 2004.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • History of multiple myeloma
  • Epidemiology and etiology of plasma cell neoplasms
  • The immune system in myeloma
  • Molecular biology and cytogenetics
  • Biology of the malignant plasma cell
  • Pathophysiology of myeloma bone disease
  • Clinical features
  • Hematologic investigations : morphologic and phenotypic features of myeloma marrow diagnosis
  • Biochemical and immunological investigations
  • The role of imaging in multiple myeloma
  • Innovative approaches for diagnosis and monitoring
  • Multiple myeloma : differential diagnosis and prognosis
  • Principles of management
  • Chemotherapy, steroids, and interferon
  • Radiotherapy
  • Autologous stem cell transplantation
  • Allogeneic transplantation and treatment with donor lymphocytes
  • Supportive care
  • Biological basis of therapy : new molecular targets
  • Immunotherapeutic approaches
  • Management of bone disease
  • Management of myeloma patients with renal failure
  • Neurologic aspects of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, multiple myeloma, and related disorders
  • Monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance : the transition from MGUS to myeloma
  • Solitary bone and extramedullary plasmacytoma
  • Plasma cell leukaemia
  • AL amyloidosis
  • Heavy-chain diseases
  • Waldenström's disease