Leukemia

Leukemia

The prevention and treatment of leukemia -- cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease is characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells.

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positron emission tomography (PET) scan

Health care; Leukemia

Abbreviated as "PET scan," this test may be used as a follow-up to other tests to determine if a tumor is malignant (cancerous) or benign. A PET scan may also be used to measure response to treatment ...

karyotypic abnormality

Health care; Leukemia

Abnormality in the number, form or structure of chromosomes. Particular abnormalities are associated with particular sub-types of leukemia. Loss of whole chromosomes or parts of chromosomes ...

anticoagulant therapy

Health care; Leukemia

Agents used to block blood clotting when abnormal blood clotting is occurring or is at risk of occurring. Heparin may be used because of its immediate action. It must be injected and if long-term ...

monoclonal disease

Health care; Leukemia

All neoplasms are monoclonal. Contrariwise, all monoclonal tissue alterations are neoplasms. Benign as well as malignant cancers are monoclonal, that is they are the result of the neoplastic ...

amyloidosis

Health care; Leukemia

Amyloidosis is the term for a group of conditions in which an abnormal substance called amyloid is deposited throughout the body. The term means "starch-like." In one form of amyloid, malignant ...

FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 gene (FLT3)

Health care; Leukemia

An abbreviation for the FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 gene. FLT3 is expressed on blood forming stem cells and plays a role in cell development. FLT3 mutations can be detected in about one-third of AML ...

Bence Jones protein

Health care; Leukemia

An abnormal protein made by the malignant plasma (myeloma) cells, which enters the blood and is excreted rapidly in the urine. This protein can cause injury to the kidney or kidney failure when ...