Leukemia
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| A Wright's stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. | |
| ICD-10 | C91.-C95. |
| ICD-9 | 208.9 |
| ICD-O: | 9800-9940 |
| DiseasesDB | 7431 |
| MeSH | D007938 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Historical perspective
Pathophysiology
Epidemiology & Demographics
Risk factors
Screening
Causes
Differentiating Leukemia
Complications & Prognosis
Diagnosis
- History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Staging | Lab Studies | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT | Echocardiography | Other imaging findings
Treatment
- Medical therapy | Surgical options | Primary prevention | Secondary prevention | Financial costs | Future therapies
Research
Significant research into the causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of leukemia is being done. Hundreds of clinical trials are being planned or conducted at any given time. Studies may focus on effective means of treatment, better ways of treating the disease, improving the quality of life for patients, or appropriate care in remission or after cure.
Resources
Images of leukemias
- UVA Healthsystem -- Images of acute leukemias by stage
Research organizations
- The Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia (TACL) Consortium -- US research group
- "Chromosomes, Leukaemias, Solid Tumors, Hereditary Cancers" in AtlasGeneticsOncology.
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