This book summarizes our current knowledge of MDS, from very basic aspects to the clinical management. It provides guidance to the diagnosis, an understanding of disease mechanisms, and a discussion of treatment strategies.

Clinical Presentation

Differential Diagnosis
Etiology and Epidemiology
Molecular Biology of Myelodysplasia
Classification an Staging of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Cytogenetic Diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Children
Management of Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Supportive Care
Hematopoietic Growth Factors
Biologically Based Treatment
Hemopoietic Cell Transplantation
Second Malignancies.