History of Acute Leukemia
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A History of the Chronic Leukemias
CrossRef 3. Piller G. The history of leukemia: a personal perspective. Blood Cells. 1993;19:521.PubMed 4. Velpeau A. Sur la resorption du puseat sur l’altération du sang dans les maladies clinique…
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…
