Haematology

Haematology

Haematology deals with the diseases of the blood, bone marrow and the lymph nodes. It includes cancers like leukemia, a type of blood cancer; lymphoma, cancer affecting the lymph glands and myeloma, cancer of the immune cells. Non cancer diseases of the blood include bone marrow failure (Aplastic anaemia), anaemia due to inherited disorders like thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia and bleeding disorders like hemophilia and immune thrombocytopenic purpura. It is a branch in which molecular medicine is applied in the day to day practice. Bone marrow transplantation is a lifesaving treatment for many of the hematological disorders and solid tumors.

Facilities

• OPD: Monday-Saturday daily from 9am to 6pm.
• Day care chemotherapy
• Day care bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
• Lumbar puncture for CSF analysis and intrathecal instillation of chemotherapy
• Bone marrow transplantation
• 24 hours blood bank with availability of all blood components (Packed red cells, Fresh frozen plasma, platelet concentrates, cryoprecipitate, single donor platelets, granulocyte collection and stem cell collection and storage of cryopreserved stem cells at-80 C)
• Cytogenetic, flow cytometry and molecular studies done at reputed institutes (Tata Memorial hospital, Mumbai, Christian medical college, Vellore and Ranbaxy lab, Mumbai).
• Radiation therapy
• Inpatient general ward, private rooms, deluxe rooms, Special ward for neutropenic patients.
• HEPA filtered rooms.
• Apheresis machine (Fresenius Kabi) used for peripheral blood stem cell collection, single donor platelet collection, Granulocyte collection and plasmapheresis.
• Multispeciality consultations round the clock with 24 hour emergency services.
• 24 hour biochemistry, pathology and microbiology laboratory (NABL accredited).
• Complete coagulation workup (Factor assays) can be done at our lab round the clock.

Services

Diseases Treated in the Department include

Malignant Haematology

• Leukaemia
• Acute: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
• Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia
• Chronic: Chronic myeloid leukaemia
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia
• Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia

Myeloma and related plasma cell dyscrasias

• Multiple Myeloma
• Amyloidosis
• POEM’s syndrome

Myeloproliferative Disorders

• Polycythemia Vera Rubra
• Essential Thrombocythemia
• Primary Myelofibrosis
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Lymphomas

• T Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
• Diffuse Large B cell Lymphoma
• Follicular Lymphoma
• Burkitt Lymphoma
• AIDS associated lymphomas
• Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia
• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
• T cell NHL
• Hairy cell Leukaemia
• Cutaneous lymphomas
• Benign Haematology
• Aplastic anaemia
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
• Auto immune haemolytic anaemia
• Evan’s syndrome
• Haemolytic anaemias like Thalassaemia, sickle cell anaemia, hereditary spherocytosis, etc.,

Bleeding Disorders

• Haemophilia A and B
• Other coagulation factor deficiency
• Platelet function disorders
• Glanzman’s thrombasthenia and Bernaud solier syndrome
• Thrombotic disorders
• APLA syndrome
• Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
• Hyper coagulable states
• Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism
• Thrombotic thrombocytopenia purpura/ Haemolytic uremic syndrome
• Primary immune deficiency disorders