introduction: autologous stem cells have greatly influenced the treatment of a variety of malignancies including hodgkin/non-hodgkins lymphoma and acute leukemias. this is a preliminary study comparing the time of engraftment, mortality rate and cost of treatment in outpatient versus inpatient autologous stem cell transplantation (sct) in iran. patients and methods: 11 outpatients (6 hodgkin ly...

ASH represents more than 15,000 hematologists who are committed to the treatment of blood and blood-related diseases. These diseases include anemias (such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia), thrombosis and bleeding disorders, as well as malignant hematologic disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. ASH members include clinicians who order Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) diagnost...

BACKGROUND Human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) was the first retrovirus identified in human. The current evidence is quite scarce regarding the potential role of HTLV-1 in pathogenesis of hematologic disorders and non-hematologic malignancies. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of HTLV-1 infection in patients with hematologic disorders and non-hematologic ma...

in this session, we will discuss 7 cases in pediatric musculoskeletal field. these cases will include different aspects of bone and msk disorders in pediatrics such as bone tumors (benign and malignant), bone involvement in metabolic and hematologic disorders, infectious diseases and soft tissue vascular lesions. during this session, we will ask some volunteered radiology residents to explain t...

To the Editor: Some hematologic markers, such as the neutrophil-tolymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume (MPV), have gained popularity as possible predictive factors in oncologic and nononcologic inflammatory processes [1-3]. We have read the letter about our recently published report, “Predictive Role of Hematologic Parameters in Testicular Torsion” [4]....