Table of Contents

 

 

 

 

Brief Overview of the Hematolymphoid System

1

Chapter 1

Hematopoiesis

5

Chapter 2

Erythropoiesis and Oxygen Transport

15

Chapter 3

Iron, Heme, and Hemoglobin

17

Chapter 4

Hemoglobinopathy

27

Chapter 5

Red Blood Cell Metabolism and Enzyme Defects

33

Chapter 6

Hemolytic Anemia

37

Chapter 7

Aplastic Anemia and Related Disorders

41

Chapter 8

Megaloblastic Anemia

45

Chapter 9

Myeloid Cells

49

Chapter 10

Immune System and Related Disorders

59

Chapter 11

Genetic Basis of Hematopoietic Neoplasia

75

Chapter 12

Leukemia and Related Disorders

85

Chapter 13

Lymphoma and Related Disorders

99

Chapter 14

Blood Coagulation

115

Chapter 15

Platelets

127

Chapter 16

Benign Conditions of Lymphoid Organs

135

Chapter 17

Blood Transfusion and Stem Cell Transplantation

141

Chapter 18

Cancer Chemotherapy

149

Appendix A

Complete Blood Count

153

Appendix B

Some Useful Immunophenotypic Markers for Hematologic Diagnosis

157