Autoimmune Problems in CLL (chronic lymphocytic leukemia) By Brian Koffman, MD Introduction: We all understand that CLL is a disease of the immune system, but we need... April 5, 2017Basic Terms and Hematology, The BasicsBy clladm1n
What Can I Tell From a Simple Blood Count About the Amount of CLL in my Blood? By Brian Koffman, MD DISCLAIMER: This article only discusses the total white blood cell count as it relate to... March 27, 2017Basic Terms and Hematology, The BasicsBy Brian Koffman
Basic Guide to the Bone Marrow Report of a Patient with CLL and SLL By William G. Wierda, MD, PhD Reviewing and understanding your bone marrow report can be confusing and difficult. This is... January 4, 2017Basic Terms and Hematology, The BasicsBy clladm1n
What is Bone Marrow? Introduction: Bone marrow is where we make nearly all of our blood, so it is obviously vitally important. It has... September 29, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
What is the Spleen? “You shall digest the venom of your spleen,” - Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act: 4 Scene: 3 Take Away Points: Normally safely... June 9, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
What is a Lymph Node? We have a cancer of the lymphatic system so it is important to know what that means. We will start with... March 15, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
What about Clones and Subclones? Detailed mathematical modeling with a deep look at the fingerprints or more precisely next generation DNA sequencing of our cancer... March 15, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
What are Lymphocytes? Lymphocytes have no granules under the microscope. There are three basic types of lymphocytes and many subtypes. The first two, NK or... March 15, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
What are Granulocytes? Our blood stream contains several types of white blood cells or leucocytes. Most white blood cells are granulocytes, so named... March 15, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
How are they Diagnosed? The diagnosis of SLL requires the finding of an enlarged lymph node or nodes and/or an enlarged spleen with less... March 15, 2016Basic Terms and HematologyBy clladm1n
