lymphoblastic leukemia

lymphoblastic leukemia
An acute form of leukemia characterized by a very large number of lymphoblasts in the circulating blood

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  • lymphoblastic leukemia — n lymphocytic leukemia characterized by an abnormal increase in the number of lymphoblasts specif ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA * * * leukemia associated with hyperplasia and overactivity of the lymphoid tissue; there are increased numbers of… …   Medical dictionary

  • lymphoblastic leukemia — noun a form of lymphocytic leukemia in which the abnormal cells in the circulating blood are almost totally lymphoblasts • Hypernyms: ↑lymphocytic leukemia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Acute lymphoblastic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = Acute lymphoblastic leukemia Caption = DiseasesDB = 195 ICD10 = ICD10|C|91|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|204.0 ICDO = 9821/3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 3146 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|ped|2587 MeshID =… …   Wikipedia

  • Precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia — is a type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Also called B cell acute… …   Wikipedia

  • Precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia — is a type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and T cell acute lymphocytic leukemia. External links… …   Wikipedia

  • T-lymphoblastic leukemia — acute lymphoblastic leukemia, affecting primarily young men, characterized by uniform lymphoblasts that are morphologically similar to the lymphoblasts seen in B lymphoblastic leukemia; prognosis is worse than in B lymphoblastic leukemia. Called… …   Medical dictionary

  • T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = 9837/3 OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D015459 T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T ALL) is a type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) …   Wikipedia

  • acute lymphoblastic leukemia — n lymphocytic leukemia that is marked by an abnormal increase in the number of lymphoblasts, that is characterized by rapid onset and progression of symptoms which include fever, anemia, pallor, fatigue, appetite loss, bleeding, thrombocytopenia …   Medical dictionary

  • B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia — A type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Also called precursor B lymphoblastic… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • precursor B-lymphoblastic leukemia — A type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many B cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow. It is the most common type of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Also called B cell acute lymphoblastic… …   English dictionary of cancer terms

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