Basaveshwara Health Hematology department treats a wide spectrum of conditions related to hematology:

• Acute Leukaemia

The word “acute” in acute leukaemia comes from the fact that the condition progresses rapidly and are immature blood cells rather than mature cells called as blasts.Blasts can be of 2 types lymphoid and myeloid depending upon the lineage of origin.

• Chronic Leukaemia

Chronic Leukaemia progresses very slow as compared to the rapid proliferation of Acute Leukaemia. It takes time to progress and mostly affects people over the age of 60. Hardly people in their 40 get affected with this form of cancer.

• Plasma Cell disorders

Plasma cell disorders are a wide spectrum of disorders in which clones of malignant plasma cells over-produce and release into the bloodstream.

• Lymphoma – Hodgkin / Non Hodgkin

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system. Cancer begins in the infection-fighting cells and can occur in the lymph nodes, thymus, bone marrow, spleen and other parts of the body.

• Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms refers to cancer caused due to the uncontrollable increase of red or white blood cells or platelets. It is a group of rare blood cancers. It leads to various complications like anemia, pancytopenia, thrombosis, etc.

• Thalassemia and other haemoglobinopathies

The genetic diseases of haemoglobin cause Thalassemia and other structural haemoglobin variants. Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes your body to have less hemoglobin than normal. Haemoglobinopathies are inherited disorders of globin, the protein component of haemoglobin.

• All types of coagulation and thrombotic disorders

Coagulation refers to the blood’s inability to form clots which can lead to bleeding diathesis. Thrombosis, on the other hand, refers to the formation of blood clots that obstruct the blood flow of the circulatory system.

• Haemoglobin and platelet disorders

Various platelets disorders both acquires and hereditary can lead to decrease platelets count known as thrombocytopenia whereas, increased platelets counts are known as thrombocytosis.