Human Leukemias: Cytochemical and Ultrastructural Techniques in Diagnosis and Research

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Contribution of Cytochemistry in Leukemia....Pages 3-14
Cytochemical Distribution of 5-Nucleotidase Activity in Human Leukemic Cells....Pages 15-22
Significance of Improved Cytochemical Methods for Hemoprotein Enzymes in Diagnosis and Classification of Leukemia....Pages 23-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Pathology of Neutrophil Granules....Pages 49-62
Review of the Ultrastructure and Cytochemistry of Megakaryoblastic Leukemia....Pages 63-92
The Ultrastructure of Monocytic Leukemia....Pages 93-104
Blastic Transformation of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia and other Myeloproliferative Disorders....Pages 105-121
Ultrastructural Observations in Therapy-Related Panmyelosis....Pages 123-157
Features of Therapy-Related Leukemia and their Comparison with Leukemia de Novo and with the Blast Phase of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia....Pages 159-171
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 173-218
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia....Pages 219-250
Prolymphocytic Leukemia of B- and T-Cell Types....Pages 251-259
Ultrastructural Analysis of B- and T-Lymphocyte Subsets with the Immunogold Technique....Pages 261-270
Cytochemistry and Ultrastructure of T-Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia....Pages 271-280
Fine Structure of Leukemic T- and B-Cells, with Special Reference to Adult T-Cell Leukemia in Japan....Pages 281-295
Ultrastructure of Adult T-Cell Leukemia in Japan....Pages 297-307
Plasma Cell Leukemia....Pages 309-326
Sézary Syndrome....Pages 327-330
Hairy Cell Leukemia....Pages 331-337
Ultrastructure of the Leukemic Phase in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma....Pages 339-378
Front Matter....Pages 379-379
Immuno Electron Microscopic Observations in Human B-Cell Leukemias....Pages 381-389
Front Matter....Pages 391-391
Principles of the Freeze-Fracture Technique and Implications in Studies of Normal and CLL Lymphocytes....Pages 393-402
Front Matter....Pages 403-403
Surface Morphology of Leukemic Cells as seen by Scanning Electron Microscopy....Pages 405-417
Scanning Electron Microscopy and Leukemia-Lymphoma Characterization....Pages 419-434
Scanning Electron Microscopy of Hairy Cells from 15 Patients with Hairy Cell Leukemia....Pages 435-449
Front Matter....Pages 451-451
Immuno-Scanning Electron Microscopy of Human Leukemic Cells....Pages 453-464
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Scanning Electron Microscopic Cytochemistry of Leukemic Cells....Pages 467-479
Front Matter....Pages 481-481
Ultrastructure of Cultured Leukemia Cell Lines....Pages 483-493
Viruses and Human Leukemia in Vitro....Pages 495-526
Back Matter....Pages 527-537