A History of the Chronic Leukemias
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History of Acute Leukemia
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Etiology and Epidemiology of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Time of observation Number of patients Incidence crude Incidence (WSP)a SEER [28] 1998–2000 – – 1.8b 2003–2007 4,653 – 1.7b France [35] 1985–2006 906 – 0.8 Swedish Cancer…
Diagnosis and Treatment of Essential Thrombocythemia and Primary Myelofibrosis
Acute haemorrhage Malignant disease (e.g. carcinoma, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma) Chronic inflammatory disorders (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis) Acute inflammation Post-operation Splenectomy and hyposplenism Marrow recovery from drug suppression, or…
Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Related Disorders
Working groups: NCIWG/IWCLL [2] Parameter Diagnosis Lymphocytes (× 109/L) >5; ≥1 B-cell marker (CD19, CD20, CD23) + CD5 Atypical cells (%) (e.g. prolymphocytes) <55 Duration of lymphocytosis At least…
