Definición:
La leucemia es un grupo de enfermedades de la médula ósea que implican un aumento incontrolado de glóbulos blancos (leucocitos).
Para obtener información acerca de un tipo específico de leucemia, puede verse cualquiera de los siguientes temas:
Ver también Recursos para la leucemia
Referencias
Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2004:2732.
Hoffman R, Benz EJ, Shattil SS, et al. Hematology: Basic Principles and Practice. 4th ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2005:1124-1126.
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