Leukemia

Leukemia is cancer of the white blood cells. White blood cells help your body fight infection. Your blood cells form in your bone marrow. In leukemia, the bone marrow produces abnormal white blood cells. These cells crowd out the healthy blood cells, making it hard for blood to do its work.There are different types of leukemia, includingAcute lymphocytic leukemiaAcute myeloid leukemiaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaChronic myeloid leukemiaLeukemia can develop quickly or slowly. Chronic leukemia grows slowly. In acute leukemia, the cells are very abnormal and their number increases rapidly. Adults can get either type; children with leukemia most often have an acute type. Some leukemias can often be cured. Other types are hard to cure, but you can often control them. Treatments may include chemotherapy, radiation and stem cell transplantation. Even if symptoms disappear, you might need therapy to prevent a relapse.NIH: National Cancer Institute

Disease Alternative Name

hairy cell leukemia

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A Rare case of Myelofibrosis by Dr. Vinod Shah

Myelofibrosis is a rare type of blood cancer (chronic leukemia) which is characterized by replacement of bone marrow wi...See More

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Dr. Dinesh Asokan

Medical Oncology

A female patient under treatment for acute leukemia complaints of bilateral knee pain.

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Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

A 78-year-old man with a 9-year history of chronic myelogeous leukemia treated with imatinib presents with weight loss a...See More

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Dr. A & Dr. B had an interesting conversation regarding Mifepristone as Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor Antagonist.

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Dr. Ila Jain

Pathology

A 4-year-old girl with history of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) of T-cell origin presents to a pediatric intensive ca...See More

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Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Dermatology

A 62-year-old man was diagnosed with aml. Sudden onset painful lesions papulomatos in the arms and pelvis. The patien...See More

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Dr. Shobhit Tandon

Pathology

A 4 yr old female child presented with the h/o thrombocytopenia and nosebleeds and easy bruising for two weeks, clinical...See More

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Dr. Rajesh Kumar

Dermatology

Middle aged gentleman with history of leukemia. Just returned from vacation with this rash. Started on leg then develope...See More

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Dr. Mamata Hegde

Pathology

72male, Hb6.5g%,TX 13600.DCN20.1%L52.8%,Mix27.1%.platelet 18000/cmm,inspite of blood transfusion, no improvement in hb a...See More

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Recent Cases of Leukemia

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Syed Farhan Muqtadir

MBBS Student

55 yr old male was diagnosed with B ALL(leukemia)..(CALLA+ve)... chemotherapy was followed by hyper cvad regimen....induction phase has completed now...post chemotherapy mrd was negative..blast count decreased to 5 ....now he is in inductio...See More

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Dr. Jaya Baviskar

Pathology

60 year male, past history of leukemia treated 2 years back. Now biopsy from anterior fold of axilla

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