Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia is a rare (1/100000 per year) disease characterized by a malignant proliferation of lymphoblasts. It is mostly a childhood disease, with a peak incidence at age 3. It is usally diagnosed by examination of blood and bone marrow samples. Examples of such are given below.
  1. Blood Sample
  2. Bone marrow aspirate
  3. Bone marrow aspirate, high magnification
  4. Bone marrow biopsy
  5. Bone marrow biopsy, high magnification
  6. PAS Stain
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