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| Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) |
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It is the most common type of leukemia under the age of 15. Children are most likely to develop the disease, but it can occur at any age. Acute lymphocytic leukemia may be called by several names, including acute lymphoid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The disease is often referred to as acute lymphoblastic leukemia because the leukemic cell that replaces the normal marrow is the (leukemic) lymphoblast. Few factors have been associated with an increased risk of developing the disease.
Acute lymphocytic leukemia can develop from primitive lymphocytes that are in various stages of development. Signs of bleeding because of a very low platelet count may be noticed. In addition to low red cell and platelet counts, examination of the stained (dyed) blood cells with a light microscope will usually show the presence of leukemic blast cells.
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