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This chapter is a brief but comprehensive overview of topics that will be tested in the Pediatric Boards. It covers a wide range of conditions, including benign hematology, malignant hematology, bone tumors, brain tumors, and abdominal masses. It discusses the differential diagnoses, pathophysiology, workup, classic laboratory features, and treatment options for a range of pediatric hematologic and oncologic conditions. This is a high yield review for the pediatric boards.

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Acknowledgment

The authors gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Staci Bryson, MD, and Arlynn F. Mulne, MD, Department of Pediatrics, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso, Texas, USA, to the 1st edition of this chapter, from which some images and tables have been incorporated into this edition as well.

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  1. Jimmy Everest Center of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Arpan A. Sinha

  2. Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program, Department of Pediatrics, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Scott Moerdler

  3. Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Marrow and Blood Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, USA

    Ellen Fraint, Adit Tal, Nora E. Rahmani & Kerry Morrone

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    Osama I. Naga

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Sinha, A.A., Moerdler, S., Fraint, E., Tal, A., Rahmani, N.E., Morrone, K. (2020). Hematology/Oncology. In: Naga, O.I. (eds) Pediatric Board Study Guide. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21267-4_10

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