🔬 Haematopathology Pearls, 3/E: Board Review for Pathology Residents, Fellows and Medical Students
✍️ Author: DA Zhang
🏢 Publisher: JPB
📅 Edition: 3rd Edition (2027)
🔖 ISBN-13: 9781787792043
📚 Binding: Paperback
📄 Pages: 664
🌐 Language: English
🎨 Print: Four Colour
📐 Dimensions: 6.25 × 9.5 inches
⚖️ Weight: 1,080 grams
🧬 About This Book
Haematopathology is one of the most classification-heavy subspecialties in pathology — and the classifications keep changing. Haematopathology Pearls, 3rd Edition cuts through the complexity, giving you a fast, structured, exam-focused review of hematopathology fully updated to the WHO 5th Edition Classification and the International Consensus Classification (ICC) of haematolymphoid neoplasms.
Across 14 chapters spanning 664 pages, this book traces haematopoiesis and haematology testing through every major disorder — from red cell, platelet and coagulation disease through non-neoplastic and neoplastic white cell disorders, lymph node and splenic pathology, myeloid and lymphoid neoplasms, and flow cytometry — closing with a dedicated Questions and Answers chapter for self-assessment and board-exam revision.
⭐ Key Features
- 📋 14 chapters spanning haematopoiesis, RBC/platelet/coagulation disorders, non-neoplastic & neoplastic WBC disorders, lymph node & splenic pathology, myeloid & lymphoid neoplasms, and flow cytometry
- ✅ Fully updated to WHO 5th Edition & ICC — terminology, diagnostic criteria, and entity names throughout reflect current classification standards
- 🗳️ Entity-by-entity ‘Essential and Desirable Diagnostic Criteria’ boxes — a repeating WHO-style template for morphology, immunophenotype & molecular findings
- 📊 Multi-column comparative tables cross-referencing clinical features, epidemiology, pathogenesis & associated lymphoproliferative disorders
- 🔬 Annotated histology & flow cytometry photomicrographs with descriptive captions illustrating key diagnostic patterns
- ⚠️ Actively flags superseded WHO terminology (e.g. retired ‘polymorphic/monomorphic PTLD’ terms) so you’re never studying an outdated framework
- 📝 Dedicated Questions & Answers chapter (Ch.14) for focused self-assessment and board-exam revision
📚 What’s Inside
Haematopoiesis & Haematology Testing · Red Blood Cell Disorders · Platelet & Coagulation Disorders · Non-Neoplastic White Cell Disorders · Neoplastic White Cell Disorders · Lymph Node Pathology · Splenic Pathology · Myelodysplastic Neoplasms · Myeloproliferative Neoplasms · Acute Leukaemias · Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas · Hodgkin Lymphoma · Immune-Deficiency-Associated Lymphoproliferations · Flow Cytometry · Questions & Answers
👨⚕️ Who This Book Is For
- 🔬 Pathology Postgraduates (MD/DNB) — structured chapter-by-chapter framework for building diagnostic hematopathology knowledge during residency
- 🎓 Fellowship Trainees — focused revision covering classification updates and diagnostic-criteria detail expected at fellowship level
- 🏥 Medical Residents — quick-reference companion for hematology and lymphoid-pathology rotations
- 📚 Medical Students — accessible overview of haematopoiesis and haematologic disorders for exam preparation
- 🔍 Pathologists — concise revision resource for WHO 5th Edition and ICC classification changes
💡 Why This Book Works
- ✅ Simplifies complex classification updates — WHO 5th Edition & ICC changes translated into clear diagnostic-criteria boxes, no cross-referencing needed
- ✅ Structures diagnostic decision-making — Essential & Desirable Criteria format trains you to think through each entity the way an examiner would
- ✅ Builds board-exam recall quickly — concise chapters + a dedicated Q&A chapter for efficient high-yield revision
- ✅ Bridges morphology & modern ancillary testing — dedicated Flow Cytometry chapter connects classic morphologic diagnosis with immunophenotyping
- ✅ Keeps you current — actively flags superseded terminology so you always study from the correct, up-to-date framework
