leukemia
41Cancer, leukemia — Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Leukemias are grouped by how quickly the disease develops (acute or chronic) as well as by the type of blood cell that is affected. People with leukemia are at significantly increased risk for… …
42acute leukemia — leukemia in which the involved cell line shows little or no differentiation, usually consisting of blast cells; two types are distinguished, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia …
43chronic leukemia — leukemia in which the involved cell line is well differentiated, usually B lymphocytes, but immunologically incompetent; types distinguished include chronic granulocytic, chronic lymphocytic, chronic myelomonocytic, eosinophilic, and hairy cell… …
44Leukemia, blastic phase of — A stage in which 30 percent or more of the cells in the bone marrow or blood …
45Leukemia, chronic phase of — A stage in which there are few blast cells in the blood or bone marrow, and …
46Leukemia, myelogenous — A condition in which the bone marrow makes too many white blood cells. Early symptoms include fatigue and night sweats. Treatment may be by radiation, chemotherapy, biological therapy, or bone marrow transplant. Also known as chronic myelogenous …
47Acute myeloid leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute myeloid leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9861|3 Caption = Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Arrows indicate Auer rods. OMIM = 602439 MedlinePlus =… …
48B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia — B cell CLL redirects here. For the gene family, see B cell CLL/lymphoma. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Classification and external resources Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells ICD 10 …
49Childhood leukemia — is a type of leukemia, usually acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), that affects children. The cure rate of childhood leukemia is generally higher than adult leukemia, approaching 90%, although the side effects of treatment last into adulthood. The… …
50Chronic lymphocytic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Chronic lymphocytic leukemia Caption = Peripheral blood smear showing CLL cells DiseasesDB = 2641 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|1|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.9 ICDO = 9823/3 | OMIM = MedlinePlus = 000532 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic =… …
