Open AccessChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Author(s) -
Kalil Nelson,
Cheson Bruce D.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.4-5-352
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , immunophenotyping , lymphoproliferative disorders , cytogenetics , leukemia , differential diagnosis , epidemiology , immunology , oncology , pathology , lymphoma , flow cytometry , chromosome , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
The diagnosis and management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is reviewed, including the basic aspects of epidemiology, molecular biology, and cytogenetics with clinical relevance. The importance of immunophenotype in the differential diagnosis of other lymphoproliferative disorders related to CLL, staging, prognostic factors, promising new drugs, and approaches is summarized.