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Blood & lymphoid

Encyclopedia entries in Blood & lymphoid.

All in this section Acute leukaemias 2 Chronic myeloid & MDS 2 Lymphomas 5 Plasma-cell neoplasms 1

  1. Acute leukaemias

    ALL

    Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is a fast-growing cancer of lymphoid blasts in blood and marrow. This entry covers children, adults, and CNS-directed therapy.

    3,072 words

  2. Acute leukaemias

    AML

    Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is an aggressive cancer of the blood and bone marrow. This entry covers blasts, genetics, induction, and transplant.

    2,745 words

  3. Childhood

    Burkitt lymphoma

    Burkitt lymphoma is a highly aggressive B-cell lymphoma with MYC rearrangement. This entry covers endemic, sporadic, and immunodeficiency-related forms.

    4,250 words

  4. Lymphomas

    CLL / SLL

    CLL and SLL are the same indolent B-cell neoplasm, seen in blood or nodes. This entry covers IGHV, TP53, BTK inhibitors, and watch-and-wait.

    5,118 words

  5. Chronic myeloid & MDS

    CML

    Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) is a myeloproliferative neoplasm driven by BCR::ABL1. This entry covers chronic phase, TKIs, and monitoring.

    4,823 words

  6. Lymphomas

    DLBCL

    Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma. This entry covers R-CHOP, cell-of-origin, and CAR-T.

    4,804 words

  7. Lymphomas

    Follicular lymphoma

    Follicular lymphoma is the most common indolent B-cell lymphoma. This entry covers watch-and-wait, anti-CD20 therapy, and transformation.

    4,810 words

  8. Lymphomas

    Hodgkin lymphoma

    Hodgkin lymphoma is a lymphoid cancer defined by Reed–Sternberg cells. This entry covers classic vs NLPHL, staging, and PET-adapted treatment.

    4,910 words

  9. Plasma-cell neoplasms

    Multiple myeloma

    Multiple myeloma is a plasma-cell malignancy of the bone marrow. This entry covers CRAB features, IMWG diagnosis, and modern drug combinations.

    4,203 words

  10. Chronic myeloid & MDS

    MDS

    Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal marrow disorders with ineffective blood production. This entry covers risk scores, transfusions, and transplant.

    4,924 words