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Acute Basophilic Leukemia |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Acute_Basophilic_Leukemia |
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| DEFINITION |
An acute myeloid leukemia in which the immature cells differentiate towards basophils. This is a rare leukemia. The observed cases have been associated with a poor prognosis. The term basophilic leukemia is used as a synonym for acute basophilic leukemia. Chronic basophilic leukemia is an inappropriate term vaguely connected to the term mast cell leukemia. (WHO, 2001) |
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Leukemia Basophilic Basophilic Leukemia |
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An acute myeloid leukemia in which the immature cells differentiate towards basophils. This is a rare leukemia. The observed cases have been associated with a poor prognosis. The term basophilic leukemia is used as a synonym for acute basophilic leukemia. Chronic basophilic leukemia is an inappropriate term vaguely connected to the term mast cell leukemia. (WHO, 2001) |
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Acute Basophilic Leukemia |
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Thesaurus:Acute_Basophilic_Leukemia |
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Acute Basophilic Leukemia |
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| Synonym |
Leukemia Basophilic Basophilic Leukemia |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Acute_Myeloid_Leukemia_not_Otherwise_Categorized |