Acute Leukemia: Diagnosis

Acute leukemia is the uncontrolled growth of cells or hematopoietic stem cells (blood forming), unable to mature properly, coming to invade the majority or all of the bone marrow, after which reach the peripheral blood.

It would be like if the light does not reach the traffic lights to differentiate into three colors, and emit white light. This would cause many problems, congestion, crashes, violations, etc.. When a leukemia stem cells (white light) are less than fully mature red cells, white cells and platelets (red, orange and green) so that serious disorders can even lead to death.

Types of Leukemia: lymphoid leukemia, myeloid leukemia

The bone marrow, which is inside the bones, is composed of hematopoietic cells by fat cells and supporting tissues. Hematopoietic stem cells reproduce to form new cells continuously. Some of these, will turn and other new stem cells, when mature, will become red blood cells, white cells and platelets. The white blood cells involved in defending the body against any harmful microorganisms, also work to destroy cancer cells.

For the diagnosis takes into account the signs and symptoms presented by the patient, but will require a series of tests that detect the presence of abnormal cells. To confirm the diagnosis will take a sample of bone marrow through a vacuum, and analyzed the cells in it.

Treatment for leukemia is a specific antileukemic therapy to kill cancer cells, and supportive therapy, problem-solving side of the disease and side effects of specific treatment. Patient characteristics and disease will have more or less successful treatment.