Open AccessHematological malignancies: A real challenge to cardiac surgeons
Author(s) -
Ahmad K. Darwazah
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of hematological malignancies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4032
pISSN - 1925-4024
DOI - 10.5430/jhm.v2n2p1
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , lymphoma , multiple myeloma , disease , hematological malignancy , lymphatic system , immune system , leukemia , immunology
Hematological Malignancies are a group of diseases including various types of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. They are characterized by affection of both the lymphatic and hematopoietic systems, as a result they cause immune defects, platelets dysfunction, and hypercoagulability syndrome .These immunocompromised patients are prone to develop various complications including infection, disease transformation, autoimmune complications and increase liability to develop another malignancy.