Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a rare cancer that affects T cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in the immune system. When cancer primarily affects the blood and bone marrow, it is called leukemia, and when it forms a mass in the lymph nodes or other tissues outside …
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Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. In this disease, the bone marrow, the soft tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made, produces too many white blood cells called myeloid cells. These cells normally help fight infections, but in chronic myeloid leukemia, they grow …
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. It is characterized by the rapid growth of immature white blood cells (WBCs), known as lymphoblasts or leukemic blasts, which crowd out normal cells, impairing the bone marrow’s ability to produce healthy blood cells. This type of cancer is …
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Lymphoblasts are immature cells that develop into lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that is integral to the immune system. They are part of the body’s adaptive immune response, responsible for fighting infections and providing long-term immunity. Where are lymphoblasts normally found? Lymphoblasts are primarily found in the bone marrow, the soft, spongy center …
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Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. It is characterized by the rapid production of abnormal white blood cells (WBCs), which are not fully developed and do not function properly. These abnormal cells can accumulate in the blood and …
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B-lymphoblastic leukemia, also known as B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow. It is a form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) characterized by the rapid production of immature white blood cells called lymphoblasts. In B-ALL, these lymphoblasts are derived from B cells, a type of …
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This article is designed to help you understand your pathology report for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Each section explains an important aspect of the diagnosis and what it means for you. What is T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia? T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) is a type of cancer caused by immature T cells, a kind of …
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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a group of diseases where new blood cells produced in the bone marrow are abnormal and do not function properly. MDS increases the risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia, a type of blood cancer. What cells are normally found in the blood? Normal blood is made up of many different kinds …
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In pathology, “flow” often refers to flow cytometry, a laboratory test used for analyzing the physical and chemical characteristics of bodily fluids and tissues such as blood and bone marrow. This test allows for the simultaneous analysis of multiple physical and/or chemical characteristics of single cells flowing through an optical and/or electronic detection apparatus. This …
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