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Hematopathology orhemopathology (both also spelledhaem-, seespelling differences) is the study of diseases and disorders affecting and found in blood cells, their production, and any organs and tissues involved inhematopoiesis, such asbone marrow, thespleen, and thethymus.[1][2] Diagnoses and treatment of diseases such asleukemia andlymphoma often deal with hematopathology; techniques and technologies includeflow cytometry studies[3] andimmunohistochemistry.
In the United States, hematopathology is a board-certified subspecialty by theAmerican Board of Pathology. Board-eligible or board-certified hematopathologists are usually pathology residents (anatomic, clinical, or combined) who have completed hematopathology fellowship training after their pathology residency. The hematopathology fellowship lasts either one or two years. A physician who practices hematopathology is called ahematopathologist.[citation needed]