Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

This concise, international textbook covers on all aspects of pediatric oncologic and hematologic disorders and diseases. Designed for trainees seeking a systematic approach to these disorders and practicing oncologists and hematologists looking for another opinion and an approach to diagnosis and treatment, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology contains the detailed tables, algorithms and flow diagrams needed for the day-to-day management of children with pediatric oncologic and hematologic diseases. CONTENTS Introduction . Scientific principles of childhood oncology and haematology. Section One: Central Nervous System Tumours of Childhood . 1.1 Low and high-grade glioma. 1.2 Ependymoma. 1.3 Primitive neuroectodermal tumours. 1.4 Spinal cord tumours. 1.5 Miscellaneous tumours (Craniophyngioma, mixed neuronal tumours, rhabdoid tumour). Section Two: Haematological Disorders . 2.1 Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. 2.2 Acute myeloid leukaemia and myeloproliferative disorders. 2.3 Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. 2.4 Hodgkins disease. 2.5 Histiocytoses. Section Three: Solid Tumours of Childhood . 3.1 Neuroblastoma. 3.2 Renal tumours. 3.3 Soft tissue tumours. 3.4 Bone tumours. 3.5 Hepatic tumours. 3.6 Germ cell tumours. 3.7 Retinoblastoma. 3.8 Rare tumours. Section Four: Supportive Care, Long-Term Issues and Palliative Care . 4.1 Supportive care in relation to the physical consequences of cancer therapy. 4.2 Supportive care in relation to the psychological and social consequences of cancer therapy. 4.3 Late effects in relation to non-CNS tumours. 4.4 Late effects in relation to CNS tumours. 4.5 Palliative care Eddy Estlin BSc(Hons) PhD MRCP FRCPCH, Macmilllan Consultant in Paediatric Oncology, Royal Manchester Children's Hopsital, Manchester, UK Richard Gilbertson B.Med.Sci, MRCP, PhD, Associate Member, Department of Developmental Neurobiology; Co-Leader, Neurobiology and Brain Tumor Program, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA Rob Wynn MD, MRCP, MRCPath, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Pendlebury, Manchester, UK