Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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{{Expansion depth limit exceeded|Term=Chronic Myeloid Leukemia |Short definition=Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (KRAH-nik MY-eh-loyd loo-KEE-mee-uh) An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many myeloblasts are found in the blood and bone marrow. Myeloblasts are a type of immature blood cell that form white blood cells called myeloid cells.  |Type=Cancer terms |Specialty=Oncology |Language=English |Source=NCI }} Chronic Myeloid Leukemia - {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}} (KRAH-nik MY-eh-loyd loo-KEE-mee-uh) An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which too many myeloblasts are found in the blood and bone marrow. Myeloblasts are a type of immature blood cell that form white blood cells called myeloid cells. Chronic myeloid leukemia can get worse over time as the number of myeloblasts in the blood and bone marrow increases. This can cause fever, tiredness, easy bleeding, anemia, infection, a swollen spleen, bone pain, or other signs and symptoms. Chronic myeloid leukemia is usually characterized by a chromosomal abnormality called the Philadelphia chromosome, in which a piece of chromosome 9 and a piece of chromosome 22 break off and swap places with each other. It usually occurs in older adults and rarely occurs in children. Also called chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic myeloid leukemia and CML {{Expansion depth limit exceeded}}