DIFFERENTIATING LUEKEMIA FROM OTHER MALIGNANT LEUKOCYTE DISORDERS Flashcards
1
Q
-A disease, usually of leukocytes, in the blood and bone marrow.
- Overproduction of various types of immature or mature leukocytes in
the bone marrow and/ or peripheral blood
a. Lymphoma
b. Leukemia
c. Myeloma
A
b. Leukemia
2
Q
General term for malignancy that starts in the lymph system, mainly the lymph nodes
a. Myeloma
b. Lymphoma
A
b. Lymphoma
3
Q
A form of cancer of the plasma cells.
the cells overgrow, forming a mass or tumor that is located in the bone marrow.
a. Lymphoma
b. Leukemia
c. Myeloma
A
c. Myeloma