leukaemia
Malignant blood disease
Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow, characterized by abnormal production of white blood cells.
The spelling with -ae- is standard in British English; Americans write leukemia.
The disease comes in several forms—acute or chronic, affecting different cell types—with varying prognoses: She was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Immune cells in blood
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
- hematopoiesisBlood cell production process
myeloid · neutrophils · monocytes · basophils · eosinophils · platelets · anemia · leukopenia
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- bone marrow transplantInfusing healthy hematopoietic cells
- stem cell transplantInfusion of blood-forming precursors
- remissionTemporary disease absence
- relapseReturn to former illness
induction · consolidation · maintenance · targeted therapy · CAR-T therapy · immunotherapy · radiation · blood transfusion
Tissue sample from skeleton's interior
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- PCRDNA amplification technique
- lumbar punctureExtracting cerebrospinal fluid diagnostically
fatigue · bruising · infections · pallor · petechiae · night sweats · staging · classification
Movement to another place
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- BCR-ABLChimeric cancer-causing kinase
- chromosomal abnormalityStructural or numerical DNA error
deletion · clonal · DNA repair · genomic · risk factors · familial · Down syndrome
Diminishing scalp coverage
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
bleeding · weight loss · weakness · fever · bone pain · enlarged spleen · infertility · survivorship
leukocytes
Immune cells in blood
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- white blood cellsPathogen-fighting components of plasma
hematopoiesis · myeloid · neutrophils · monocytes · basophils · eosinophils · platelets · anemia · leukopenia · neutropenia
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- bone marrow transplantInfusing healthy hematopoietic cells
- stem cell transplantInfusion of blood-forming precursors
- remissionTemporary disease absence
relapse · induction · consolidation · maintenance · targeted therapy · CAR-T therapy · immunotherapy · radiation · blood transfusion · clinical trials
bone marrow biopsy
Tissue sample from skeleton's interior
- cytogeneticsChromosome structure and inheritance science
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- PCRDNA amplification technique
lumbar puncture · fatigue · bruising · infections · pallor · petechiae · night sweats · staging · classification · prognosis
translocation
Movement to another place
- oncogeneTumor-inducing genetic element
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- BCR-ABLChimeric cancer-causing kinase
chromosomal abnormality · deletion · clonal · DNA repair · genomic · risk factors · familial · Down syndrome
hair loss
Diminishing scalp coverage
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- infection riskLikelihood of disease transmission
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
fatigue · bleeding · weight loss · weakness · fever · bone pain · enlarged spleen · infertility · survivorship
- blood conditionsanemia, anaemia, septicemia, polycythemia, thalassemia
- leukemiaAML, ALL, blood cancer, myeloid, lymphoid
leukaemiacarcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
sarcoma · melanoma · adenocarcinoma · brain tumor · lung cancer