monocytic leukaemia

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Noun1.monocytic leukaemia - leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the bloodmonocytic leukaemia - leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood
histiocytic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monocytic leukemia
cancer of the blood, leucaemia, leukaemia, leukemia - malignant neoplasm of blood-forming tissues; characterized by abnormal proliferation of leukocytes; one of the four major types of cancer
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Chromosome 8 tetrasomies and pentasomies--a clonal abnormality closely associated with acute monocytic leukaemia. Leuk Lymphoma 1997;27:127-135.
Polysomy 8 Syndrome: A Distinct Clinical Entity Comprising of Myelomonocytic/Monocytic Lineage Involvement in Acute Leukemia
[1] One case of acute monocytic leukaemia presented as granulocytic sarcoma.
Unusual presentations of leukaemias--a review of two cases
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