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Preferred term

Leukostasis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Abnormal intravascular leukocyte aggregation and clumping often seen in leukemia patients. The brain and lungs are the two most commonly affected organs. This acute syndrome requires aggressive cytoreductive modalities including chemotherapy and/or leukophoresis. It is differentiated from LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION which is a neoplastic process where leukemic cells invade organs.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Leukostasis Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • Leucoagglutination
  • Syndrome de leucostase

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-WBDBN21D-8

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