The world's most highly regarded reference text on the mechanisms and clinical management of blood diseases
Edition after edition, Williams Hematology has guided generations of clinicians, biomedical researchers, and trainees
in many disciplines through the origins, pathophysiological mechanisms, and management of benign and malignant
disorders of blood cells and coagulation proteins. It is acknowledged worldwide as the leading hematology resource,
with editors who are internationally regarded for their research and clinical achievements and authors who are
luminaries in their fields.
The Ninth Edition of Williams Hematology is extensively revised to reflect the latest advancements in basic science,
translational pathophysiology, and clinical practice. In addition to completely new chapters, it features a full-color
presentation that includes 700 photographs, 300 of which are new to this edition, and 475 illustrations. Recognizing
that blood and marrow cell morphology is at the heart of diagnostic hematology, informative color images of the
relevant disease topics are conveniently integrated into each chapter, allowing easy access to illustrations of cell
morphology important to diagnosis.
Comprehensive in its depth and breath, this go-to textbook begins with the evaluation of the patient and progresses to
the molecular and cellular underpinnings of normal and pathological hematology. Subsequent sections present disorders
of the erythrocyte, granulocytes and monocytes, lymphocytes and plasma cells, malignant myeloid and lymphoid diseases,
hemostasis and thrombosis, and transfusion medicine.
Table of contents
1
Initial approach to the patient: History and physical examination
2
Examination of blood cells
3
Examination of the marrow
4
Consultative Hematology
5
Structure of the marrow and hematopoietic microenvironment
6
The organization and structure of lymphoid tissues
7
Hematology of the fetus and newborn
8
Hematology during pregnancy
9
Hematology in older persons
10
Genetic principles
11
Genomics
12
Epigenetics
13
Cytogenetic and Genetic Abnormalities
14
Metabolism of Hematological Neoplastic Cells
15
Apoptosis and Autophagy
16
Cell cycle regulation and hematological disorders
17
Signal transduction pathways
18
Hematopoietic stem cells, progenitors, and cytokines
19
The inflammatory response
20
Innate immunity
21
Adaptive immunity
22
Pharmacology and toxicity of antineoplastic drugs
23
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
24
Treatment of infections in the immunocompromised host
25
Antithrombotic therapy
26
Immune cell therapy
27
Vaccine therapy
28
Therapeutic apheresis: indications, efficacy, and complications
29
Gene transfer for therapy
30
Regenerative Medicine: Multipotential cell therapy for tissue replacement
31
Structure and Composition of the Erythrocyte
Absorb former 30 Composition of Erythrocyte.
32
Erythropoiesis
33
Erythrocytes turnover
34
Clinical manifestations and classification of erythrocyte disorders
35
Aplastic anemia
36
Pure red cell aplasia
37
Anemia of chronic disease
38
Erythropoietic effects of endocrine disorders
39
The congenital dyserythropoietic anemias
40
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
41
Folate, cobalamin and megaloblastic anemias
42
Iron Metabolism
43
Iron deficiency and overload
44
Anemia resulting from other nutritional deficiencies
45
Anemia associated with marrow infiltration
46
Erythrocyte Membrane Disorders
47
Erythrocyte Enzyme Disorders
48
The thalassemias
49
Disorders of hemoglobin structure: sickle cell anemia and related abnormalities
50
Methemoglobinemia and other dyshemoglobinemias
51
Fragmentation hemolytic anemia
52
Erythrocyte disorders as a result of chemical and physical agents
53
Hemolytic anemia due to infections with microorganisms
54
Immune Hemolytic Anemia
55
Alloimmune hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
56
Hypersplenism and hyposplenism
57
Primary and Secondary Polycythemias
58
The porphyrias
59
Hereditary and acquired (polyclonal) sideroblastic anemias
60
Structure and composition of neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils
Composition of neutrophils
Absorbed into chapter 60
61
Production, distribution, and fate of neutrophils
62
Eosinophils and their disorders
63
Basophils and mast cells, and their disorders
64
Classification and clinical manifestations of neutrophil disorders
65
Neutropenia and neutrophilia
66
Disorders of neutrophil function
67
Structure, biochemistry, and function of monocytes and macrophages
Biochemistry and function of monocytes and macrophages ABSORBED into Chap 67.
68
Production, distribution, and fate of monocytes and macrophages
69
Classification and clinical manifestations of disorders of monocytes and macrophages
70
Monocytosis and monocytopenia
71
Inflammatory and malignant histiocytosis
72
Gaucher Disease and Related Lysosomal Storage Diseases
73
Structure, composition, and biochemistry of lymphocytes and plasma cells
Composition and biochemistry of lymphocytes and plasma cells ABSORBED into Chap 73.
74
Lymphopoiesis
75
Functions of B lymphocytes and plasma cells in immunoglobin production
76
Functions of T lymphocytes: T-cell receptors for antigen
77
Functions of natural killer cells
78
Classification and clinical manifestations of lymphocyte and plasma cell disorders
79
Lymphocytosis and lymphocytopenia
80
Immunodeficiency diseases
81
Hematological manifestations of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
82
Mononucleosis syndromes
83
Classification and clinical manifestations of the clonal myeloid disorders
84
Polycythemia vera
85
Essential thrombocythemia
86
Primary myelofibrosis
87
Myelodysplastic disorders (Clonal cytopenias and oligoblastic leukemia)
88
Author comments
Kenneth Kaushansky, MD (Stony Brook, NY) is Senior Vice President, Health Sciences and Dean of the School of Medicine,
Stony Brook University.
Marshall A. Lichtman, MD (Rochester, NY) is Professor of Medicine and of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of
Rochester Medical Center.
Josef T. Prchal, MD (Salt Lake City, UT, and Prague, Czech Republic) is Professor of Medicine, Pathology, and Genetics,
Hematology Division of the University of Utah, and Department of Pathophysiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles
University in Prague.
Marcel M. Levi, MD, PhD (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Academic Medical
Center, University of Amsterdam.
Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD (Seattle, WA) is Member and Penny E. Petersen Endowed Chair of Lymphoma Research, Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington.
Linda J. Burns, MD (Minneapolis, MN) is Vice President and Medical Director, Health Services Research at National
Marrow Donor Program/Be The Match.
Michael A. Caligiuri, MD (Columbus, OH) is Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center, CEO, James Cancer Hospital & Solove
Research Institute, JL Marakas Nationwide Insurance Enterprise Foundation Chair of Cancer Research, The Ohio State
University.