• Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is best treated by physicians who have significant experience in the treatment of patients with acute leukemia. (medscape.com)
  • See also Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment Protocols . (medscape.com)
  • The use of consolidation chemotherapy in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is supported by several studies. (medscape.com)
  • The chi-squared test for trend the speed of progression of cancer and controls were selected from children was used to determine the trend of into lymphoblastic or myeloblastic ac- who came to Urmia health centres for birth weight in the developing of acute cording to the types of white blood cell routine health care. (who.int)
  • Leukaemia is the most for controls were not having acute prevalent childhood cancer and the leukaemia or any other blood disease, most common type in children is acute age less than 15 years at the time of Results lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). (who.int)
  • Leukemia cutis has been described in patients with myeloid and lymphoid types of leukemias. (medscape.com)
  • In patients with chronic diseases, skin involvement may be associated with transformation into aggressive histology and disease progression. (medscape.com)
  • Patients admitted to hospitals that lack appropriate blood product support facilities, leukapheresis capabilities, or physicians and nurses familiar with the treatment of patients with leukemia should be transferred to an appropriate (generally, tertiary care) hospital. (medscape.com)
  • Fiere et al compared consolidation therapy with daunorubicin and cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C) versus no consolidation therapy in adults with ALL, demonstrating a 38% 3-year, leukemia-free survival rate for subjects receiving consolidation and maintenance therapy compared with 0% for those receiving maintenance therapy without consolidation. (medscape.com)
  • A study by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) did not show a benefit to consolidation therapy. (medscape.com)
  • All types of leukemia result from the abnormal development of leukocytes in the bone marrow. (medscape.com)
  • The disease is classified into dren's clinic centre in Motahari hos- dence interval (CI) and P -values for all acute and chronic types according to pital in the city of Urmia. (who.int)
  • A diagnosis of leukemia cutis in the setting of acute leukemia generally portends a poor prognosis and strongly correlates with additional sites of extramedullary involvement. (medscape.com)
  • In rare cases, leukemia cutis may be the first manifestation of systemic disease. (medscape.com)
  • Accurate diagnosis has tremendous prognostic significance and may establish a diagnosis in cases in which leukemia cutis is the harbinger of a systemic leukemic process. (medscape.com)
  • ABSTRACT Studies of risk factors for acute leukaemia are inconclusive. (who.int)
  • 4. Initiation of blast crisis of chronic myeloid leukaemia in extramedullary sites. (nih.gov)
  • 7. [Leukaemia cutis during acute aleukaemic myeloid leukaemia in a two-month-old infant]. (nih.gov)
  • 10. Hypereosinophilic dermatitis-like erythema annulare centrifugum in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. (nih.gov)
  • 15. Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) and chronic myeloproliferative disorder (CMPD) in cats. (nih.gov)
  • 18. Cutaneous lymphocytic vasculitis in acute myeloid leukaemia. (nih.gov)
  • ABSTRACT Studies of risk factors for acute leukaemia are inconclusive. (who.int)
  • This case-control study was done in West Azerbaijan province, Islamic Republic of Iran, to determine the relationship between birth weight and acute leukaemia in children aged under 15 years. (who.int)
  • In a multivariate logistic regression model variables significantly associated with acute leukaemia were: birth weight (OR = 2.25), birth order (OR = 2.25), birth place (OR = 7.93), history of chickenpox (OR = 0.46) and mothers' education (OR = 3.23). (who.int)
  • The risk of acute leukaemia increased significantly with increasing birth weight in the total group and among girls, but not among boys. (who.int)
  • 5, 5-9 and 10-14 years old) and the possible effects on acute leukaemia production of white blood cells and sex. (who.int)
  • Leukaemia is the most for controls were not having acute prevalent childhood cancer and the leukaemia or any other blood disease, most common type in children is acute age less than 15 years at the time of Results lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). (who.int)
  • Leukemia cutis is the infiltration of neoplastic leukocytes or their precursors into the epidermis, the dermis, or the subcutis, resulting in clinically identifiable cutaneous lesions. (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia cutis is a broad term used to describe any cutaneous presentation of leukemia. (medscape.com)
  • In the setting of chronic leukemia, cutaneous involvement can indicate blast transformation. (medscape.com)
  • 3. [Characteristics of clonal evolution in patients with myelocytic leukemia]. (nih.gov)
  • 5. Malignancy: Case Report: Hypereosinophilia Progressing to Granulocytic Sarcoma and Acute Myelocytic Leukemia with Trisomy 8: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. (nih.gov)
  • 8. Extramedullary myeloblastic transformation of chronic myelocytic leukemia. (nih.gov)
  • The liver and spleen are common sites of infiltration, the greatest appearing in myelocytic leukemia, but infiltration is seen also in the granulocytic and lymphocytic types. (curehunter.com)
  • A diagnosis of leukemia cutis in the setting of acute leukemia generally portends a poor prognosis and strongly correlates with additional sites of extramedullary involvement. (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia cutis usually occurs in the setting of a previously diagnosed systemic leukemia or lymphoproliferative disorder/myelodysplastic syndrome. (medscape.com)
  • Many terms have been used to describe varying presentations of leukemia cutis. (medscape.com)
  • [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Owing to the variety of hematologic malignancies or proliferative disorders that may be associated with leukemia cutis, terms such as myeloid or lymphoid leukemia cutis have been used to further classify the leukemic cells. (medscape.com)
  • In rare cases, leukemia cutis may be the first manifestation of systemic disease. (medscape.com)
  • The dermatologist is often instrumental in the diagnosis of leukemia cutis. (medscape.com)
  • Accurate diagnosis has tremendous prognostic significance and may establish a diagnosis in cases in which leukemia cutis is the harbinger of a systemic leukemic process. (medscape.com)
  • This is known as aleukemic leukemia cutis. (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia cutis can also be a manifestation of a relapse of previously treated systemic leukemia. (medscape.com)
  • A patient with typical plum-colored lesions seen in leukemia cutis. (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia cutis is defined by migration of leukemic cells to the skin. (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia cutis has been described in patients with myeloid and lymphoid types of leukemias. (medscape.com)
  • While some associations can be made, no definitive phenotype has been demonstrated to consistently lead to leukemia cutis. (medscape.com)
  • A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at any stage of the disease. (curehunter.com)
  • Some antecedents are specific to a leukemia subtype, such as the association of acute T-cell leukemia-lymphoma (ATL) with human T-lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-1). (medscape.com)
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma. (tau.ac.il)
  • In patients with chronic diseases, skin involvement may be associated with transformation into aggressive histology and disease progression. (medscape.com)
  • 9. Philadelphia chromosome-negative chronic myelogenous leukemia with prominent eosinophilic component. (nih.gov)
  • A total of 138 children affected by acute in ages between 2 and 6 years [2]. (who.int)
  • PMID- 3504195 TI - [Prazosin in the treatment of chronic heart failure]. (nih.gov)