Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology of Graft-versus-Host Disease

While comprehensive descriptions of the various aspects of Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) have already been published, to date there is no monograph on the clinical and diagnostic pathology of this life-threatening disease. This book fills this gap and serves as a reliable guide to the histomorphologic diagnosis of GvHD. It contains a concise description of: the clinical pathology of GvHD; the applicability and limits of immunohistologic methods in the diagnosis of this disease; an instructive guide to the histological diagnosis; and differential diagnostic problems and potential diagnostic pitfalls.

1. Preface/Introduction. 2. Occurrence of GvHD. 3. Pathogenesis of GvHD. 4. Clinical manifestations of GvHD. 5. Histological manifestations of acute GvHD. 6. Histological manifestations of chronic GvHD. 7. Immunohistological features of GvHD. 8. Conclusions. 9. Methods used.