Introduction -- Protein studies -- Electrophoresis and immunofixation -- Serum free light chain analysis -- Morphology and immunohistochemistry of normal and neoplastic plasma cells -- Classification of plasma cell neoplasms -- Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance -- Plasma cell myeloma -- Plasmacytoma � solitary and extraosseus -- Monoclonal immunoglobulin deposition diseases -- Cytogenetics -- Flow cytometry -- Integration of laboratory and clinical data into synoptic report -- Approaches to treatment, including stem cell transplant -- Conclusions -- References.

This volume provides a comprehensive, state-of-the art review on the field of diagnostic hematopathology as it is applied to patients with plasma cell neoplasms. The book places particular emphasis on immunophenotypic data � immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry � as well as cytogenetics, and discusses how these ancillary data can predict prognosis and chemotherapeutic response. It also provides a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management and stimulate investigative efforts. �Written by experts in their fields, Plasma Cell Neoplasms serves as a very useful resource for physicians and researchers interested in plasma cell myeloma diagnosis, therapy, and research.�� �.