Haematolymphoid Tumours: WHO Classification of Tumours 5th Edition

Haematolymphoid Tumours: WHO Classification of Tumours 5th Edition

by WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board (Editor)

Please note that the contents of this volume have been split into two parts for publication in print: Part A and Part B which are shrink-wrapped together.

Haematolymphoid Tumours is Volume 11 in the 5th edition of the WHO series on the classification of human tumors. This series (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tumors and comprises a unique synthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology. These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensable international standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with cancer or in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well as research into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.

What’s new in this edition?

The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, establishes a single coherent cancer classification presented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis of anatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) and structured in a systematic manner, with each tumor type listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign to malignant and are described under an updated set of headings, including histopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-read essential and desirable diagnostic criteria.

Who should read this book?
(Haemato)pathologists
Haematologists
(Haemato)oncologists
Radiation oncologists
Radiologists
Nuclear medicine specialists
Molecular pathologists
Geneticists
Immunologists
Cancer researchers
Epidemiologists
General practitioners
Oncology nurses
Cancer registrars
This volume
Prepared by 422 authors and editors
Contributors from around the world
More than 1600 high-quality images
More than 5000 references
Part A
General introduction to haematolymphoid tumors
Myeloid proliferations and neoplasms
Histiocytic/dendritic cell neoplasms
Part B
B-cell lymphoid proliferations and lymphomas
T-cell and NK-cell lymphoid proliferations and lymphomas
Stroma-derived neoplasms of lymphoid tissues
Genetic tumour syndromes associated with haematolymphoid tumors