Haematological Malignancies Flashcards
Acute leukaemias
acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
acute myeloblastic leukaemia
Chronic leukaemias
chronic myeloid leukaemia
chronic lymphocytic leukaemia
types of malignant lymphoma
non- Hodgkin lymphoma
Hodgkins lymphoma
when do the leukaemic cells differentiate?
chronic NOT acute leukaemia
acute leukaemia is characterised by
bone marrow failure
chronic leukaemia is characterised by
proliferation without bone marrow failure
clinical features of myeloma
bone pain and lesions
anaemia
recurrent infection
renal failure
clinical signs/ symptoms of lymphoma
drenching sweats/ night sweats
itch
weight loss
fever
fatigue
main clinical feature of lymphoma
lymphadenopathy
what kind of cells are implicated in lymphomas?
B cell
T cell
(all to do with the immune system)
lymphoid malignancies include what kind of cells?
B cell
T cell
myeloid malignancies include what kind of cells?
red blood cells
platelets
monocytes
where does leuakaemia occur?
bone marrow
where does lymphoma occur?
lymphoid tissue