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Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
1 Peripheral Blood and Bone Marrow 1
2 Benign Lymph Node Lesions 27
3 Pathology of the Spleen 53
4 The Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and Plasma Cell Dyscrasias 75
5 Hodgkin's Disease 121
6 Histiocytosis and Lipid Storage Diseases 145
7 Benign Disorders of Leukocytes 171
8 Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes 193
9 Chronic Leukemias 223
10 Myeloproliferative Disorders 257
11 Anemia: Approach to Diagnosis 275
12 Iron Deficiency Anemia 293
13 Megaloblastic Anemias 309
14 Anemias of Chronic Disorders and Nonhemolytic Normochromic, Normocytic Anemias 325
15 Sideroblastic Anemia and Porphyrias 341
16 Anemias of Bone Marrow Failure 357
17 Hemoglobinopathies and Thalassemias 369
18 Hemolytic Anemias: General Considerations 395
19 Hemolytic Anemia Associated with Red Cell Membrane Defects 405
20 Abnormal Red Cell Metabolism 425
21 Immune Hemolytic Anemias 435
22 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Methemoglobinemia, and Sulfhemoglobinemia 455
23 Practical Approach to Molecular Biology in Hematopathology 475
24 Coagulation Theory, Principles, and Concepts 493
25 Laboratory Instrumentation, Reagents, Methods, and Patient Sample as Variables in Coagulation 521
26 The Decision Process in the Laboratory Diagnosis and Management of Bleeding and Clotting Disorders 547
27 Concepts of Replacement Therapy: Blood Components, Blood Derivatives, and Medications 559
28 Hereditary Cause for Plasma Clotting Bleeding 579
29 Congenital Platelet Dysfunction and von Willebrand Disease 591
30 Acquired Bleeding Disorders Associated with Disease and Medications 611
31 Acquired Bleeding Disorders Associated with the Character of the Surgery 655
32 Anticoagulation 691
33 Hereditary and Acquired Causes of a Hypercoagulable State 717
34 Quality Control and Quality Assurance in Hematology 739
Index 751