chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001744
An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow and/or in the lymph nodes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are the same disease, but in CLL cancer cells are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow. In SLL cancer cells are found mostly in the lymph nodes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called CLL/SLL.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-001744 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | CLL/SLL |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"term": "chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma",
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"definition": "An indolent (slow-growing) cancer in which immature lymphocytes (white blood cells) are found in the blood and bone marrow and/or in the lymph nodes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) are the same disease, but in CLL cancer cells are found mostly in the blood and bone marrow. In SLL cancer cells are found mostly in the lymph nodes. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Also called CLL/SLL.",
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"CLL/SLL"
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"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
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}
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