2007-03-26 06:55:10 · 9 answers · asked by Amy 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Leukemia is a malignancy (meaning cancerous), but is not necessarily a tumor (a description of an abnormal mass that is produced by cancer or a benign process.) It is usually in "liquid" form and flows in the blood and involving the bone marrow as others have described.
Interestingly enough, occasionally, leukemia cells can congregate in one single area and present as a tumor, this is called a chloroma. Treatment would still be equivalent to other type of leukemias.
2007-03-26 09:32:45 · answer #1 · answered by Cycman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Leukemia Malignant
2016-12-12 06:08:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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The definition of benign: - May grow bigger but doesn't invade neighboring tissues - Doesn't go to other parts of the body (metastasize) - Typically doesn't kill you The definition of malignant: - Grows and invades and destroys neighboring tissues - Can metastasize - Has lethal potential Leukemia is a cancer of the blood so it would never be described as a "tumour" which suggests a solid mass. If you found this information online it isn't accurate. There are different types of chronic leukemia- chronic myeloid leukemia or chronic lymphoid leukemia for example. If you want to learn about a type of cancer you should figure out which of these it is- because they are very different.
2016-04-10 06:23:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, leukemia is a blood bourne cancer.
The major forms of leukemia are divided into four categories. Myelogenous and lymphocytic leukemia each have acute and chronic forms. The terms myelogenous or lymphocytic denote the cell type involved.
Acute leukemia is a rapidly progressing disease that affects mostly cells that are unformed or primitive (not yet fully developed or differentiated). These immature cells cannot carry out their normal functions.
Chronic leukemia progresses slowly and permits the growth of greater numbers of more developed cells. In general, these more mature cells can carry out some of their normal functions.
2007-03-26 07:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leukemia is blood cancer characterized by an abnormally high white blood cell count. Go to the site web M.D. for more info.
2007-03-26 07:04:55 · answer #5 · answered by mark747 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a disease of the bone marrow and some other blood forming organs produce too many white blood cells and is considered a cancer.
2007-03-26 07:02:26 · answer #6 · answered by Tulip 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
leukemia is in the bone marrow or blood and is more of a disease.
2007-03-26 09:31:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not necessarily.
Check here for the best info:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
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2007-03-27 03:32:20 · answer #8 · answered by Char 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bc it's cancer.
2016-03-18 05:53:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋