Blood and marrow morphology in acute leukemia patients receiving chemotherapy: a photo-essay.
Acute leukemia patients are often treated with drugs which have effects upon bone marrow cell production roles and which can alter the morphology of blood cells. In this paper some typical morphology findings in the marrow and blood are illustrated; the causes of the altered cellular appearances are discussed.
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000097:blood*; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000097:blood; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000097:blood*; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000473:pathology*
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents