Types of Leukemia
In its form of appearance, can be acute leukemias and chronic and its rate depends on the treatment to follow
Although the symptoms and origin of leukemia are similar, depending on the symptoms, severity and response to treatment, researchers have identified different types of leukemia, which among them are:
Leukemias lymphomas mainly affecting children and their appearing at the nodes. Myelogenous leukemia mainly affects young adults and seniors. But in some cases may occur in both groups and populations.
- Acute lymphocytic leukemia or lymphoblastic, which is what causes a rapid increase in abnormal lymph cells or lymphocytes. This type is most common in children.
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, which causes a slower rise and slow abnormal lymphocytes. It usually affects older people.
- Acute myelogenous leukemia, characterized by rapid progress, affects a greater number of white blood cells that fight bacteria or myelocytes or granulocytes. It is more common in the elderly and rarely in children.
- Chronic myelogenous leukemia, characterized in that proceeding slowly at first. This type affects mainly elderly YSU origin is in the spinal cord.
In its form of appearance, leukemias can be either primary or de novo, which are presented without a prior process can be identified that determine its appearance.
Classified as secondary leukemias, are the final stage of other diseases, mainly hematological (crisis in myeloproliferative syndromes between: chronic myeloid leukemia, polycythemia vera, myelofibrosis, dysplastic, and other essential thrombocythemia.