| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 311 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Criteria for Diagnosis and Response / Robert A. Kyle and S. Vincent Rajkumar -- Detection of M Proteins / Jerry A. Katzmann -- Pathology of Multiple Myeloma / Dragan Jevremovic and William Morice -- Pathogenesis of Multiple Myeloma / Marta Chesi and P. Leif Bergsagel -- Staging of Multiple Myeloma / Vivek Roy and Philip R. Greipp -- Molecular Classification and Risk Stratification / Shaji Kumar, Rafael Fonseca and Keith Stewart -- Monoclonal Gammopathies of Undetermined Significance and Smoldering Multiple Myeloma / John A. Lust, Diane F. Jelinek and Kathleen A. Donovan -- Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma / Shaji Kumar and Steven J. Russell -- Approach to Relapsed Refractory Myeloma / Joseph Mikhael, Shaji Kumar and S. Vincent Rajkumar -- Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation in the Management of Multiple Myeloma / Morie A. Gertz and Craig B. Reeder -- Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation / Martha Q. Lacy -- New Agents for Multiple Myeloma / Shaji Kumar and Arleigh McCurdy -- Biological Therapy for Multiple Myeloma / Camilo Ayala-Breton, Stephen J. Russell and Kah-Whye Peng -- Management of Treatment Complications and Supportive Care / Francis Buadi and Asher Chanan Khan -- POEMS Syndrome (Takatsuki Syndrome) / Angela Dispenzieri -- Solitary Plasmacytoma / David Dingli and Prashant Kapoor -- Myeloma Bone Disease / Matthew T. Drake -- Vertebral Augmentation / Omar Khan and David Kallmes -- The Role of Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Multiple Myeloma, Plasmacytoma, and Other Plasma Cell Disorders / Prashant Kapoor and James A. Martenson -- Neurologic Complications of Myeloma / Chafic Y. Karam and Michelle L. Mauermann -- Myeloma Cast Nephropathy / Nelson Leung -- Amyloidosis / Morie A. Gertz and Steven R. Zeldenrust -- IgM Multiple Myeloma / Steven R. Schuster and Joseph Mikhael -- Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia / Stephen M. Ansell, Lucy S. Hodge and Suzanne R. Hayman |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and biology of multiple myeloma and related plasma disorders. The book addresses often overlooked topics, including the role of radiation therapy, vertebral augmentation, and supportive care |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 7, 2013) |
| Subject |
Multiple myeloma -- Diagnosis
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Multiple myeloma -- Treatment
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Multiple Myeloma -- diagnosis
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Multiple Myeloma -- therapy
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Médecine.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gertz, Morie A., editor
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Rajkumar, S. Vincent, editor
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| ISBN |
9781461485209 |
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1461485207 |
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1461485193 |
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9781461485193 |
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