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Cricopharyngeal bar
Cricopharyngeal bar refers to the radiographic appearance of a prominent cricopharyngeus muscle contour on barium swallow.
Terminology
The terms cricopharyngeal bar and cricopharyngeal muscle spasm/achalasia are often used synonymously but this is incorrect because studies have demonstrated th...
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Leukemia (testicular manifestations)
Leukemia testicular manifestations, or testicular leukemia, can be seen in patients during and after acute leukemia. The blood-testis barrier limits chemotherapy from reaching the testis, and therefore the testis can act as a sanctuary for leukemic cells.
typically presents with painless testic...
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Leukostasis
Leukostasis, also known as symptomatic hyperleukocytosis, is a medical emergency in patients with leukemia, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and in the blast phase of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), characterized by the over-accumulation of leukemic cells within the small vessels. Altho...
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Small lymphocytic lymphoma
Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma affecting the B-lymphocytes of the immune system. This condition is now considered different manifestations of the same disease process as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). On imaging, they are mostly depicted as lymphadenopathy.
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Richter transformation
Richter transformation is defined as the development of high-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL).
It has been expanded to include other lymphoid malignancies that develop in CLL patients, including Hodgkin dise...
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Leukemia (CNS manifestations)
Leukemia CNS manifestations can be divided into those related to the disease itself and those associated with its treatment. Leukaemias are hematologic malignancies in which there is a proliferation of hematopoietic cells at an undifferentiated or partially differentiated stage of maturation.
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Leukemia (thoracic manifestations)
Thoracic manifestations of leukemia can be divided into those related to the disease itself and those associated with its treatment. Leukaemias are hematologic malignancies in which occur a proliferation of hematopoietic cells at an undifferentiated or partially differentiated stage of maturatio...
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Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant disorder of the bone marrow characterized by the proliferation of the lymphoid progenitor cells, typically of the B cell lineage.
Epidemiology
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the commonest form of childhood leukemia, accounting for ~80% of pedi...
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Chronic myeloid leukemia
Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), also known as chronic myelogenous leukemia, is a myeloproliferative neoplasm characterized by the overproduction of granulocytes with fairly normal differentiation.
Epidemiology
The annual incidence is about 1 per 100,000 1,3. The typical age at presentation is ...