Chronic lymphocytic leukemia historical perspective

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Haytham Allaham, M.D. [2]

Overview

The first comprehensive clinical report of chronic lymphocytic leukemia was published by Dr. George Minot, an American physician, in 1924.[1]

Historical Perspective

  • The pathology of leukemia was first described in 1845 by Dr. John Hughes Bennett and Dr. Rudolph Virchow.
  • In 1889, the first subdivision of leukemia into acute and chronic forms was first reported by Dr. Wilhelm Ebstein in 1889.
  • In 1893, clinical data and case summaries were developed by Dr. Hans Kundrat, to diagnose chronic lymphocytic leukemia as an independent entity.
  • The first comprehensive clinical report of chronic lymphocytic leukemia was published by Dr. George Minot, an American physician, in 1924.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rai KR (1993). "Progress in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a historical perspective". Baillieres Clin Haematol. 6 (4): 757–65. PMID 8038488.