Hematology

Clinical Services

HEMATOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS

Diagnostic Procedures:

• Bone marrow aspiration
• Bone marrow biopsy

Cytomorphology Unit:

• Morphological study of bone marrow
• Cytochemical staining

Flow Cytometry:

• Diagnosis of malignant hematologic diseases
• Clonality studies
• Diagnosis of PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria)
• Minimal Residual Disease detection
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Molecular Diagnosis:

• PCR techniques
• NGS techniques

Hemostasis and Thrombosis:

• Diagnosis of platelet disorders
• Study of congenital coagulopathies
• Study of thrombophilia states

Erythropathology:

• Diagnosis of thalassemias
• Diagnosis of sickle cell disease
• Diagnosis of anemias

Germ Cell Neoplasms and Clonal Hematopoiesis:

• Diagnosis of germ cell neoplasms
• Diagnosis of clonal hematopoiesis

 

CLINICAL HEMATOLOGY

Erythrocyte Disorders – Anemia Unit:

• Deficiency anemias
• Anemias of chronic disease
• Hemolytic anemias
• Congenital anemias
• Heme group disorders
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Leukocyte Disorders:

• Neutropenia and agranulocytosis
• Functional disorders
• Hypereosinophilic syndrome
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Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes:

• Aplastic anemia
• Pure red cell aplasia
• Congenital dyserythropoietic anemias
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Acute Leukemias:

• Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Chronic Leukemias:

• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Chronic Myeloproliferative Syndromes:

• Polycythemia Vera
• Essential Thrombocythemia
• Primary Myelofibrosis

Lymphomas:

• Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphomas

Monoclonal Gammopathies:

• Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS)
• Multiple Myeloma
• Amyloidosis
• Light chain deposition disease

Diseases of the Mononuclear Phagocyte System:

• Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Erdheim-Chester disease
• Rosai-Dorfman disease
• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis
• Histiocytic sarcoma

Coagulation Disorders:

• Thrombocytopenia
• Thrombocytosis
• Platelet disorders
• Congenital coagulopathies
• Acquired coagulopathies
• Primary hypercoagulable states
• Secondary hypercoagulable states
• Therapeutic monitoring of thromboembolic disease
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
• Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
• Coagulation disorders in pregnancy

THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES

Hemostasis and Thrombosis:

• Use of antiplatelets, anticoagulants, and thrombolytics
• Treatment of von Willebrand disease with DDAVP
• Immunotherapy for patients with inhibitors

Iron Overload Disorders (Hemochromatosis and Others):

• Therapeutic phlebotomy

Oncohematology:

• Administration of chemotherapy (oral, parenteral, and intrathecal)
• Immunotherapy treatments
• Supportive care treatments

Participation in Clinical Trials