Cell Leukemia Types

The major types of leukemia are.

Cell leukemia types.

Lymphocytic leukemias develop from cells that give rise to t lymphocytes t cells b lymphocytes b cells or natural killer nk cells. Acute lymphocytic leukemia all. It occurs in children and adults. There are 4 main types of leukemia based on whether they are acute or chronic and myeloid or lymphocytic.

There are two types of b cell leukemia. B cells are a specific type of lymph cell that affect a body s immune system. Both chronic lymphocytic leukemia small lymphocytic lymphoma cll sll and chronic myeloid leukemia cml have similar signs as their acute forms but mature cell counts can be closer to normal resulting in less severe symptoms. Prolymphocytic leukemia pll and hairy cell leukemia hcl.

This lymphoma is discussed in detail in waldenstrom macroglobulinemia. Acute myelogenous leukemia aml. Doctors categorize leukemia based on which type of white blood cell is involved lymphocytes or myeloid cells and whether the illness is developing very quickly acute disease or slowly over time chronic disease. The leukemia cells are carried in the bloodstream to other organs and tissues.

Despite the name hairy cell leukemia hcl is sometimes considered to be a type of lymphoma. There are three major types of blood cancer. It may also spread to lymph nodes and organs such as the liver and spleen. Aml is a common type of leukemia.

Acute myeloid or myelogenous leukemia aml chronic myeloid or myelogenous leukemia cml acute lymphocytic or lymphoblastic leukemia all chronic lymphocytic leukemia cll. Acute myeloid leukemia aml. Myeloid cells are immature blood cells that d normally become. Leukemia is a cancer of the blood cells.

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cll. Types of leukemia acute lymphocytic leukemia all. Leukemia involving myeloid cells is called myelogenous leukemia. The lymphoma cells are small and found mainly in the bone marrow lymph nodes and spleen.

Aml is the most. This is the most common type of leukemia in young children. All can also occur in.