See Also: Acute lymphocytic leukaemia(medicine)
acute non-lymphocytic leukaemia(medicine)
lymphocytic leukaemia(medicine)
leukaemia, lymphocytic(medicine)
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia(medicine)
Acute lymphocytic leukemia(health)
Common acute lymphocytic leukemia antigen(health)
Acute leukaemia(medicine)
leukaemia, megakaryocytic, acute(medicine)
acute lymphoblastic leukaemia(medicine)

Acute lymphocytic leukaemia (medicine)


acute lymphocytic leukaemia
<radiology> 95% of cases of leukaemia in children, bone changes in 50-70% of kids (vs. 10% in adults); seen as early as 1 month after onset of symptoms, wrists and knees most commonly affected, bony defects: metaphyseal radiolucent bands! (similar findings in scurvy, JRA, syphilis), osteolytic lesions, periosteal reaction, osteosclerosis