Type

There are many types of leukemia, the type of leukemia mainly by the blood of abnormal blood cells to distinguish between the types, academic, there are a variety of classification methods, commonly used classification has FAB classification, as well as by the World Health Organization to promote the new WHO classification. These classifications can provide the patient prognosis and the disposal guidance. Clinically, the general sub-acute and chronic leukemia.

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
Young bone marrow mononuclear cell leukemia (JML)
Adult T cell lymphoblastic leukemia (ATL)
Adults are the most common AML and CML, children are more common ALL.

Acute leukemia is characterized by sharp increase in immature white blood cells, these immature white blood cells in the bone marrow generally about 5% or less. This dramatic increase in the phenomenon of immature white blood cells make bone marrow can not produce healthy blood cells, and replaced by the immature white blood cells. Acute leukemia in children and young people more generally. Due to the rapid increase in malignant cells and the proliferation of acute leukemia must be immediate treatment. In the case of non-treatment patients even in a few months died within a few weeks.

Chronic leukemia is characterized by excessive production of sophisticated, but still not normal blood cells, these cells (white blood cells account for the majority), therefore there is too much in the blood. Chronic leukemia usually in adults, rare in children. Doctor First to establish the diagnosis of chronic leukemia and classification, and then in accordance with the diagnosis and treatment of the principle of classification decisions.