Hematology Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2

Many diseases can induce splenomegaly, however, about 5% of splenomegalies are idiopathic. When there is no underlying treatable cause, and the splenomegaly significantly affects the quality of life, splenectomy is the best therapeutic choice. A 67-y...

Secondary polycythemia (SP) occurs as a result of increase erythropoietin levels most commonly as a result of tissue hypoxia. Symptoms such as erythromelalgia, pruritis, and bleeding, which are frequently seen in polycythemia vera (PV), do not common...

The rate of complete remission (CR) with the anti-PD1 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) nivolumab (N) and pembrolizumab (P) in patients with relapsed/refractory (R/R) classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) is low (20–30%), and the majority of patients eve...

Hemophilias are hemorrhagic congenital rare diseases. The gold standard of therapy in hemophilics is the intravenously replacement therapy. We can infuse intravenously plasma derived factors (FVIII for Hemophilia A and FIX for Hemophilia B) or recomb...

Long-term survival for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in children improved over the last three decades up to 80–90% of affected patients. Consequently, the quality of life of survivors has become increasingly important. This study analyses the cl...

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease is a self-limited disease of unknown etiology that is clinically defined by fevers accompanied by tender posterior cervical lymphadenopathy. It often presents acutely or sub-acutely, and due to its non-specific features, the...