Preferred Label : leukemic infiltration;
MeSH definition : A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at
any stage of the disease. All types of leukemia show various degrees of infiltration,
depending upon the type of leukemia. The degree of infiltration may vary from site
to site. The liver and spleen are common sites of infiltration, the greatest appearing
in myelocytic leukemia, but infiltration is seen also in the granulocytic and lymphocytic
types. The kidney is also a common site and of the gastrointestinal system, the stomach
and ileum are commonly involved. In lymphocytic leukemia the skin is often infiltrated.
The central nervous system too is a common site.;
MeSH synonym : infiltration, leukemic; infiltrations, leukemic; leukemic infiltrations;
MeSH annotation : IM; coord with organ /pathol (IM) (not the precoord organ/neopl term) the specific
type of leukemia /pathol (IM), as leukemic infiltration of the skin in lymphocytic
leukemia LEUKEMIC INFILTRATION (IM) SKIN /pathol (IM) (not SKIN NEOPLASMS) LEUKEMIA,
LYMPHOID /pathol (IM); Manual 24.4.1.2;
Origin ID : D017254;
UMLS CUI : C0162679;
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A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at
any stage of the disease. All types of leukemia show various degrees of infiltration,
depending upon the type of leukemia. The degree of infiltration may vary from site
to site. The liver and spleen are common sites of infiltration, the greatest appearing
in myelocytic leukemia, but infiltration is seen also in the granulocytic and lymphocytic
types. The kidney is also a common site and of the gastrointestinal system, the stomach
and ileum are commonly involved. In lymphocytic leukemia the skin is often infiltrated.
The central nervous system too is a common site.
