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Acute leukemia

MedGen UID:
43225
Concept ID:
C0085669
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Acute leukemias
SNOMED CT: Acute leukemia (91855006); Acute leukemia, morphology, including blast cell OR undifferentiated leukemia (24072005); Acute leukemia, disease (91855006); Acute leukemia (24072005)
 
HPO: HP:0002488
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0010643

Definition

A clonal (malignant) hematopoietic disorder with an acute onset, affecting the bone marrow and the peripheral blood. The malignant cells show minimal differentiation and are called blasts, either myeloid blasts (myeloblasts) or lymphoid blasts (lymphoblasts). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute leukemia

Conditions with this feature

Storage pool disease of platelets
MedGen UID:
19351
Concept ID:
C0032197
Disease or Syndrome
A rare hemorrhagic disorder due to a constitutional platelet anomaly characterized by moderate to severe deficiency in both platelet alpha-granules and dense bodies, resulting in impaired platelet function and decreased aggregation responses. Patients present increased bleeding tendency with symptoms like easy bruising, or menorrhagia.
Li-Fraumeni syndrome 1
MedGen UID:
322656
Concept ID:
C1835398
Disease or Syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a cancer predisposition syndrome associated with high risks for a broad spectrum of cancers including early-onset cancers. Five cancer types account for the majority of LFS tumors: adrenocortical carcinomas, breast cancer, central nervous system tumors, osteosarcomas, and soft-tissue sarcomas. Other cancers associated with LFS include leukemia, colorectal cancer, stomach cancer, lung cancer, melanoma, pediatric head and neck cancers, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer. Cancer survivors are at increased risk for developing additional primary cancers and treatment-related secondary cancers. The lifetime risks of cancer for women and men with classic LFS are 90% and 70%, respectively, and 50% of cancers occur prior to age 40 years.
Leukemia, acute, X-linked
MedGen UID:
502257
Concept ID:
C3501854
Neoplastic Process
X-linked form of acute leukemia

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

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Therapy

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Prognosis

JCO Glob Oncol 2024 Aug;10:e2400380. doi: 10.1200/GO-24-00380. PMID: 39213464
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

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