U. S. News publishes the top cancer hospitals list:
http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/cancer-hospital-rankings/
Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota
http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/mayo-clinic-5000000/cancer
Reputation Score: 27.8%
Ranking: #4
Score: 59.6
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/univ-of-washington-medical-ctr-6910750/cancer
Reputation Score: 18.7%
Ranking: #6
Score: 47.7
University of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
http://health.usnews.com/health/best-hospitals/massachusetts-general-hospital-6140430/cancer
Reputation Score: 14.2%
Ranking: #7
Score: 43.8
How top hospitals selected
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Clinical Definition of Severe Aplastic Anemia
Severe Aplastic Anemia is defined as follows:
Bone marrow cellularity < 25%, or marrow cellularity < 50% but with < 30% residual hematopoietic cells.
Two out of three of the following (in peripheral blood): neutrophils < 0.5 x 10^9/L; platelets < 20 x 10^9/L; reticulocytes < 20 x 10^9/L. SAA diagnostic criteria may be applied to assessment at initial diagnosis or to the follow-up assessments.
Bone marrow cellularity < 25%, or marrow cellularity < 50% but with < 30% residual hematopoietic cells.
Two out of three of the following (in peripheral blood): neutrophils < 0.5 x 10^9/L; platelets < 20 x 10^9/L; reticulocytes < 20 x 10^9/L. SAA diagnostic criteria may be applied to assessment at initial diagnosis or to the follow-up assessments.
Aplastic Anemia References
Ades L, Mary JY, Robin M, et al. Long-term outcome after bone marrow transplantation for severe aplastic anemia. Blood. 2004;103:2490-2497.
Bagby GC, Liptin JM, Sloand EM, Schiffer CA. Marrow failure. In Broudy VC, Berliner N, Larson RA, Leung LL, eds. Hematology 2004. American Society of Hematology Education Program Book. 318-336. Accessed at www.asheducationbook.org on June 20, 2005.
Broksky RA, Jones RJ. Aplastic anemia. Lancet 2005;365:1647-1656.
Rosenfeld S, Follmann D, Nunez O, Young NS. Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine for severe aplastic anemia: association between hematologic response and long-term outcome. JAMA. 2003; 289:1130-1135.
Young NS. Acquired aplastic anemia. Ann Intern Med 2002;136:534-546.
Young NS, Maciejewski J. The pathophysiology of acquired aplastic anemia. N Engl J Med. 1997;336:1365-1372.
Young NS, Calado RT, Scheinberg P. Current concepts in the pathophysiology and treatment of aplastic anemia. Blood. 2006 Oct 15;108:2509-2519.
Young NS, Maciejewski JP. Aplastic anemia. In: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th edition. Hoffman R, Benz E Jr, Shattil S, Furie B, Silberstein L, McClave P, and Heslop H, editors. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2009: 359-383.
Brodsky RA. New insights into paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2006;24-8, 516.
Teramura M, Kimura A, Iwase S, Yonemura Y, Nakao S, Urabe A, Omine M, Mizoguchi H. Treatment of severe aplastic anemia with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporin A with or without G-CSF in adults: a multicenter randomized study in Japan. Blood. 2007;110:1756-1761.
Castro-Malaspina, Hugo, and Richard J. O'Reilly. "Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, ed. Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Doney, Kristine, et al. "Primary Treatment of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: Outcomes with Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immunosuppressive Therapy." Annals of Internal Medicine 126 (15 Jan. 1997): 107+.
Young, Neal. "Aplastic Anaemia." The Lancet 346 (22 July 1995): 228+.
Young, Neal, and Jaroslaw Maciejewski. "The Pathophysiology of Acquired Aplastic Anemia." The New England Journal of Medicine 336 (8 May 1997): 1365+.
Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America. P.O. Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404. (800) 747-2820. http://www.aplastic.org/.
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/
Bagby GC, Liptin JM, Sloand EM, Schiffer CA. Marrow failure. In Broudy VC, Berliner N, Larson RA, Leung LL, eds. Hematology 2004. American Society of Hematology Education Program Book. 318-336. Accessed at www.asheducationbook.org on June 20, 2005.
Broksky RA, Jones RJ. Aplastic anemia. Lancet 2005;365:1647-1656.
Rosenfeld S, Follmann D, Nunez O, Young NS. Antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporine for severe aplastic anemia: association between hematologic response and long-term outcome. JAMA. 2003; 289:1130-1135.
Young NS. Acquired aplastic anemia. Ann Intern Med 2002;136:534-546.
Young NS, Maciejewski J. The pathophysiology of acquired aplastic anemia. N Engl J Med. 1997;336:1365-1372.
Young NS, Calado RT, Scheinberg P. Current concepts in the pathophysiology and treatment of aplastic anemia. Blood. 2006 Oct 15;108:2509-2519.
Young NS, Maciejewski JP. Aplastic anemia. In: Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 5th edition. Hoffman R, Benz E Jr, Shattil S, Furie B, Silberstein L, McClave P, and Heslop H, editors. Philadelphia, PA. Elsevier, 2009: 359-383.
Brodsky RA. New insights into paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2006;24-8, 516.
Teramura M, Kimura A, Iwase S, Yonemura Y, Nakao S, Urabe A, Omine M, Mizoguchi H. Treatment of severe aplastic anemia with antithymocyte globulin and cyclosporin A with or without G-CSF in adults: a multicenter randomized study in Japan. Blood. 2007;110:1756-1761.
Castro-Malaspina, Hugo, and Richard J. O'Reilly. "Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes." In Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, ed. Anthony S. Fauci, et al. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.
Doney, Kristine, et al. "Primary Treatment of Acquired Aplastic Anemia: Outcomes with Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immunosuppressive Therapy." Annals of Internal Medicine 126 (15 Jan. 1997): 107+.
Young, Neal. "Aplastic Anaemia." The Lancet 346 (22 July 1995): 228+.
Young, Neal, and Jaroslaw Maciejewski. "The Pathophysiology of Acquired Aplastic Anemia." The New England Journal of Medicine 336 (8 May 1997): 1365+.
Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America. P.O. Box 613, Annapolis, MD 21404. (800) 747-2820. http://www.aplastic.org/.
http://bloodjournal.hematologylibrary.org/
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