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Hematological malignancy
Unrelated BMT is feasible for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma ... Feb 23, 2006
TMCnet T-cell leukemia/lymphoma. "Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a highly aggressive hematological malignancy. More than 40 cases ...
Hepatitis B Reactivation Possible After Chemotherapy Nov 3, 2005
Cancerpage.com, HBV rebound, Dr. Hui and colleagues prospectively followed 46 HBV-positive patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for a hematological malignancy at Queen ...
Although hematological malignancies are a form of cancer, they are generally treated by specialists in hematology, although in many hospitals oncology specialists also manage these diseases. ("Hematology/Oncology" is a single subspecialty of Internal Medicine; there are also surgical and radiation oncologists.)
Hematological malignancies are the types of cancer that affect blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. As the three are intimately connected through the immune system, a disease affecting one of the three will often affect the others as well: although lymphoma is technically a disease of the lymph nodes, it often spreads to the bone marrow, affecting the blood and occasionally producing a paraprotein.
Chromosomal translocations are a common cause of these diseases, while this is uncommon in solid tumors. This leads to a different approach in diagnosis and treatment of hematological malignancies.
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