Leukemia (cont.)
Medical Author:
Wendy Hu, MD
Coauthor:
Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C
Medical Editor:
Clarence Sarkodee-Adoo, MD
Medical Editor:
Mary L Windle, PharmD
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Synonyms and Keywordsacute lymphocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, ALL, AML, ANLL, anemia, blast crisis, blasts, blood, bone marrow, cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, CLL, CML, erythrocytes, granulocytes, hematopoiesis, hematopoietic stem cells, leukocytes, lymphoid lineage, lymphoid stem cells, myelocytic leukemia, myeloid lineage, myeloid stem cells, platelets, red blood cells, RBCs, thrombocytopenia, white blood cells, WBCs, hairy cell leukemia, human T-cell leukemia, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, radiation, stem cell transplantation, leukemia cells, leukemia Viewer Comments & ReviewsLeukemia - Symptoms ExperiencedThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:For leukemia, what were the symptoms and signs you experienced? |
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant (clonal) disease of the bone marrow in which early lymphoid precursors proliferate and replace the normal hematopoietic cells of the marrow.
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