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Revision as of 16:01, 30 March 2011
Original Editors - Erin Foster from Bellarmine University's Pathophysiology of Complex Patient Problems project.
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Definition/Description
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Bone marrow is spongy tissue that fills the cavity of the long bones consisting of fat, red blood cells, and white blood cells. ALL affects the immature white blood cells. This type of cancer is classified by one of two subtypes.
The two subtypes include:
- B-cell
- Common ALL (50% of cases)
- Early pre-B ALL (10% of cases)
- Pre-B ALL (10% of cases)
- Mature B-cell ALL (4% of cases)
- T-cell
- Pre- T ALL (5-10% of cases)
- Mature T-cell (15-20% of cases)
Prognostic factors include:
- Age
- White blood cell count
- Certain test results
- ALL subtype
- Response to treatment
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