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Leukemia Health Article

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Reviewer Info: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Yi-Bin Chen, MD, Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc. ; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 03/02/2009

Definition

Leukemia is a group of bone marrow diseases involving an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).

For information about a specific type of leukemia, see the following:

See also: Leukemia resources

References

Appelbaum FR. The acute leukemias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 194.

Kantarjian H, O’Brien S. The chronic leukemias. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 195.
Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow aspirat... 		Acute lymphocytic leukemia - photomicrograph
Acute lymphocytic l... 		Auer rods
Auer rods
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia - microscopic view
Chronic lymphocytic... 		Chronic myelocytic leukemia - microscopic view
Chronic myelocytic ... 		Chronic myelocytic leukemia
Chronic myelocytic ...
Chronic myelocytic leukemia
Chronic myelocytic ... 		Cryoglobulinemia - of the fingers
Cryoglobulinemia - ... 		Antibodies
Antibodies

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