It’s not the main treatment for CLL, but you might get radiation to help treat some of the cancer’s symptoms. Radiation can: Shrink swollen organs, such as your spleen, that press on other organs and cause pain Ease pain from bone damage due to leukemia cells that grow in the bone ...
Let’s look closer at what leukemia is and what you can expect in a leukemia rash to know when it’s time to seek medical help. Understanding Leukemia Leukemia is a type of cancer that often forms from the white blood cells within the body. Leukemia can either be fast-growing or slow-...
Bone biopsy.A bone biopsy is used to look forcancerof the bones. This may be performed via the CT scan technique or by an orthopedic surgeon. Bone marrow biopsy.A large needle is used to enter the pelvis bone to collect bone marrow. This detectsblooddiseases such asleukemiaorlymphoma. Live...
Answer and Explanation: 1 Become a Study.com member to unlock this answer! Create your account View this answer The differences between polyneuritis and Guillain-Barr syndrome include the following: Polyneuritis Guillain-Barr Syndrome Polyneuritis is an... See full answer b...
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma describes many different types of lymphoma that have similar characteristics. As one would expect, there is also a type of lymphoma called Hodgkin lymphoma, which is different from NHL. NHL usually begins to develop in the body's lymph nodes or other lymphatic tissue, but ...
This group biologically resembles low grade tumors, although it is associated with a more aggressive clinical behavior. NETs can be classified as functioning (~20%) or non-functioning depending on their capacity to produce hormones (i.e., insulin, glucagon, gastrin, vasoactive intestinal peptide ...