Leukemic Infiltration
"Leukemic Infiltration" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at any stage of the disease. All types of leukemia show various degrees of infiltration, depending upon the type of leukemia. The degree of infiltration may vary from site to site. The liver and spleen are common sites of infiltration, the greatest appearing in myelocytic leukemia, but infiltration is seen also in the granulocytic and lymphocytic types. The kidney is also a common site and of the gastrointestinal system, the stomach and ileum are commonly involved. In lymphocytic leukemia the skin is often infiltrated. The central nervous system too is a common site.
| Descriptor ID |
D017254
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.697.645.500 C23.550.727.645.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Leukemic Infiltration- Leukemic Infiltration
- Infiltration, Leukemic
- Infiltrations, Leukemic
- Leukemic Infiltrations
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Leukemic Infiltration" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Moyer AB, Rembold J, Lee NE, Johnson G, Gardner JM. Leukemia cutis as the presenting symptom of acute myeloid leukemia: report of three cases. Dermatol Online J. 2018 May 15; 24(5).