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Leucemia
Definición:
La leucemia es un grupo de enfermedades de la médula ósea que implican un aumento incontrolado de glóbulos blancos (leucocitos).
Para obtener información acerca de un tipo especÃfico de leucemia, puede verse cualquiera de los siguientes temas:
- Leucemia mielógena crónica (LMC)
- Leucemia de células pilosas
- Leucemia linfocÃtica crónica (LLC)
- Leucemia linfocÃtica aguda
- Leucemia no linfocÃtica aguda (LMA)
Ver también Recursos para la leucemia
Referencias:
Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG. Clinical Oncology . 3rd ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2004:2732.
Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice . 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:1124-1126.
- Fecha de revisión: 3/9/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Mark Levin, MD, Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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