Diagnostic haematology requires the assessment of clinical and laboratory data together with a careful morphological assessment of cells in blood, bone marrow and tissue ­fluids. Subsequent investigations including flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics and molecular studies are guided by the original morphological findings. These targeted investigations help generate a prompt unifying diagnosis. Haematology: From the Image to the Diagnosis presents a series of cases illustrating how skills in morphology can guide the investigative process. In this book, the authors capture a series of images to illustrate key features to recognize when undertaking a morphological review and show how they can be integrated with supplementary information to reach a final diagnosis.

Using a novel format of visual case studies, this text mimics ‘real life’ for the practising diagnostic haematologist – using brief clinical details and initial microscopic morphological triage to formulate a differential diagnosis and a plan for efficient and economical confirmatory investigation to deduce the correct final diagnosis. The carefully selected, high-quality photomicrographs and the clear, succinct descriptions of key features, investigations and results will help haematologists, clinical scientists, haematology trainees and haematopathologists to make accurate diagnoses in their day-to-day work.

Covering a wide range of topics, and including paediatric as well as adult cases, Haematology: From the Image to the Diagnosis is a succinct visual guide which will be welcomed by consultants, trainees and scientists alike.

The succinct description of the inset images are well synchronised with clear diction of the detailed clinical commentaries which facilitate integrated learning and reporting - the vital conduit that bridges the bench to the bedside. The whittling down of different diagnoses based on morphological features, along with the warnings about possible pitfalls in many cases, is a true bonus...This book is a 'must have' on the bookshelf of all clinicians and scientists who identify haematology as their calling and vocation.

About the Authors

Mike Leach, MB ChB, FRCP, FRCPath, is Consultant Haematologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Haematology Laboratories and West of Scotland Cancer Centre in Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK.

Barbara J. Bain, MB BS, FRACP, FRCPath, is Professor of Diagnostic Haematology at St Mary’s Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, and Consultant Haematologist at St Mary’s Hospital, London, UK.