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...
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...
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...
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...
What about the Presentation of CLL? Besides initially occurring in the marrow and the blood, CLL often presents with enlarged lymph nodes. Spreading to other organs...
What are Granulocytes? Our blood stream contains several types of white blood cells or leucocytes. Most white blood cells are granulocytes, so named...
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...
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...
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...
What is Bone Marrow? Introduction: Bone marrow is where we make nearly all of our blood, so it is obviously vitally important. It has...
