Table of Contents

Preface to theFirst Edition. Preface to the Eighth Edition. 1. Normal Haemoglobin, Blood Cells and Haemopoiesis. 2. Anaemia and Polycythaemia: General Considerations. 3. Haemolytic Anaemias. 4. Iron Metabolism, Iron Deficiency Anaemia, Other Hypochromic Microcytic Anaemias and Iron Overload. 5. Macrocytosis and Macrocytic Anaemia. 6. Conditions Associated with White Cell Abnormalities. 7. Structure and Function of Lymphoid Tissue. 8. Lymphomas: General Principles. 9. Classification of Lymphoma. 10. Neoplastic Disorders of Lymphoid Cells. 11. Myeloma and Other Paraproteinaemias. 12. Neoplastic Disorders of Myeloid Cells. 13. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 14. Aplastic Anaemia and Pure Red Cell Aplasia. 15. Haemostasis, Abnormal Bleeding and Anticoagulant Therapy. 16. Blood Transfusion and Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn. 17. Basic Haematological Techniques and Reference Ranges. 18. Further Reading. Index

About the Author

Dr Nevin C. Hughes-Jones DM, PhD, MA, FRCP, FRS, Former Member of the Scientific Staff, Medical Research Council's Molecular Immunopathology Unit, and of Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, UK. Professor Sunitha N. Wickramasinghe ScD, PhD, MB BS, FRCPath, FRCP, FIBiol, Emeritus Professor of Haematology Imperial College, University of London, and Consultant Haematologist, St Mary's NHS Trust, London, UK. Dr Chris S. R. Hatton FRCP, FRCPath, Consultant Haematologist, The John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.