Pathology of Bone Marrow and Blood Cells.RC644 2003-069521 0-397-51611-8 Pathology of bone marrow and blood cells blood cells, n.pl the formed elements of the blood, including red cells (erythrocytes), white cells (leukocytes), and platelets (thrombocytes). blood cells See erythrocyte and leukocyte. Platelets are classed separately. . Farhi, Diane C. et al. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [c]2004 368 p. $199.00 Written to be accessible rather than encyclopedic en·cy·clo·pe·dic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: "an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition" , this work will help general pathologists, hematopathologists, hematologist/oncologists, and trainees interpret peripheral blood and bone marrow specimens quickly and accurately. Material on general features covers bone marrow structure and morphology, bone marrow examination Bone marrow examination refers to the pathologic analysis of samples of bone marrow obtained by bone marrow biopsy (often called a trephine biopsy) and bone marrow aspiration. and reporting, ancillary studies, and extramedullary hematopoiesis Hematopoiesis The process by which the cellular elements of the blood are formed. The three main types of cells are the red cells (erythrocytes), which serve to carry oxygen, the white cells (leukocytes), which function in the prevention of and recovery from . Other sections cover general features, constitutional disorders, reactive changes, and clonal disease. Color micro images on every page illustrate principles of specimen diagnosis. The author works at a diagnostic center in the private sector. |
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