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CLL is a type of cancer that affects the bone marrow and blood, causing too many lymphocytes to be produced. It usually affects older people and has no symptoms in early stages, but can lead to infections, anemia, and bone marrow failure.
Learn about the types, causes, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of hematological malignancies, also known as blood cancers or liquid tumors. This article covers leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas and other related disorders.
Leukemia is a group of blood cancers that produce abnormal blood cells and affect the bone marrow and immune system. Learn about the four main types of leukemia (acute and chronic lymphocytic and myeloid), their causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.
Richter's transformation (RT) is the conversion of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) into a more aggressive disease, such as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) or Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL). RT is rare, occurs in 1-10% of CLL/SLL cases, and has a poor prognosis.
Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of PCNSL, a rare and aggressive type of brain lymphoma. Find out how PCNSL is associated with immunodeficiency, Epstein-Barr virus infection and increased incidence in the immunocompetent population.
Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer of the lymphoid line of blood cells. Find out the prognosis, frequency, and history of this disease, as well as the difference between B-cell and T-cell types.
Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALCL) is a group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas with different types and outcomes. ALCL is defined by abnormal T cells with CD30 and ALK expression, and may be associated with gene abnormalities, autoantibodies, and breast implants.
Lymphoid leukemia is a group of cancers affecting white blood cells called lymphocytes. Learn about the types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of lymphoid leukemia, as well as the differences between lymphoid and myeloid leukemia.