Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a form of leukemia, or cancer of the white blood cells characterized by excess lymphoblasts.
Malignant, immature white blood cells continuously multiply and are overproduced in the bone marrow. ALL causes damage and death by crowding out normal cells in the bone marrow, and by spreading (infiltrating) to other organs. ALL is most common in childhood with a peak incidence at 2–5 years of age, and another peak ...
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Includes classifications:
- Acute lymphoid leukemia without mention of having achieved remission ,
- Acute lymphoid leukemia in remission ,
- Lymphoid leukemia, acute in relapse
Also known as:
- ALL,
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia,
- Acute lymphatic leukemia
