Textbook of Pediatric Hematology and Hemato-Oncology

Product Description


Textbook of Pediatric Hematology & Hemato-Oncologyis a highly illustrated, comprehensive guide to diseases and cancers of the blood in paediatrics.
Fifty chapters by internationally recognised paediatric haematologists and haemato-oncologists are grouped into seven sections, covering physiology, neonatal haematology, red blood cell and white blood cell disorders, bleeding disorders, transfusion medicine, haemato-oncology and other general topics.
The haemato-oncology section covers cancers of the blood and includes lymphoblastic leukaemia, myeloid leukaemia (chronic and acute), juvenile myelomonocytic leukaemia, and bone marrow transplantation. The final 'general' section features discussion on gene therapy, monoclonal antibodies and biological response modifiers.
Each chapter is peer-reviewed, with a list of references ensuring authoritative content, and the book is further enhanced by nearly 200 images and illustrations.Textbook of Pediatric Hematology & Hemato-Oncologyis an indispensable resource for paediatricians, practitioners and trainees.
Key Points

Comprehensive guide to paediatric diseases and cancers of the blood
50 peer reviewed chapters with references
198 images and illustrations



About the Author


MR LokeshwarConsultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Haematologist, Shushrusha Citizens Co-operative Hospital and Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India