Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (definition)

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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

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Definition: A neoplasm characterized by abnormalities of the lymphoid cell precursors leading to excessive lymphoblasts in the marrow and other organs. It is the most common cancer in children and accounts for the vast majority of all childhood leukemias.

Examples Precursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma

Other names Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia Lymphoma; Lymphomas, Lymphoblastic; Lymphoid Leukemia, Acute; Leukemia, L2 Lymphocytic; Leukemia, L1 Lymphocytic; Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid; Leukemia, Acute Lymphocytic; Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic; L2 Lymphocytic Leukemia; L1 Lymphocytic Leukemia; Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Lymphocytic Leukemia, L2; Lymphocytic Leukemia, L1; Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, L2; Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, L1; Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Childhood; Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute, Adult; Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Acute; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute, L2

Substance	CAS Registry & name	Categories	Source
TEL-AML1 fusion protein	0	Oncogene Proteins, Fusion Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma.	Blood 1996 Dec 1;88(11):4252-8
clofarabine	123318-82-1	Adenine Nucleotides Arabinonucleosides Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma. Pharma Action Antineoplastic Agents	Cancer Res 1991;51(9):2386	CLOLAR

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