Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
| Common leukaemia of childhood | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | uncontrolled proliferation of lymphoid progenitor cells |
| Epidemiology | Median age at diagnosis = 17 B cell accounts for 75% cases (and most common in children); T cell most common in older adolescents |
| Clinical presentation | Features of anaemia, thrombocytopenia, splenomegaly |
| Pathogenesis | |
| Diagnostic investigations | FBC: normochromic normocytic anaemia, thrombocytopenia |
| Management |
related topics
acute myeloid leukaemia
chronic lymphoblastic leukaemia
curriculum items: Blood and blood flow