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2009-04-17

Chloroma

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Chloroma chloroma for myeloid leukemia, abnormal leukocytes in the periosteum or soft tissue formed within the limitations of an infiltration. Because of its light green color (the existence of tumor cells in bone protoplasmic light green pigment), round-shaped mass may bulge tumor, which got its name. For the appearance of the disease in patients with healthy children, often women than men. Leukemia often as the blood and bone marrow changes in acute disease and the rapid development in the next few months and even killed a few weeks.
Mainly for its prominent hyperplasia of bone marrow changes. The resulting large number of medulloblastoma of the assembly, to form tumor-like changes.
Exophthalmos attention to the disease because of the limitations of orbital leukemic infiltration of the periosteum is a good site. Usually more hard orbital mass touch, the eyelids were swollen and pale green, very rapid tumor development in the short term may be filled eyes, and head inside the involved sinus. Preauricular and submandibular lymph nodes are often swollen. Skin tumors have green pigmentation. The late course of disease involving all the important organs and limbs, bones; late failure due to anemia died of infection.
Sooner or later, this disease should be medical treatment, free for biopsy or surgical excision to avoid the bleeding can not control.

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