leukemia
definition
leukemia is a group of bone marrow diseases involving an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).
for information about a specific type of leukemia, see the following:
* hairy cell leukemia
* chronic myelogenous leukemia (cml)
* chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll)
* acute lymphocytic leukemia
* acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (aml)
see also leukemia resources.
update date: 6/2/2003
updated by: scott howard, m.d., m.s., department of pediatric hematology/oncology, st. jude children's research hospital, memphis, tn. review provided by verimed healthcare network.