NCIt related terms : T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia; T-cell ALL; Precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia (T-cell ALL); T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia;
NCIt definition : Acute lymphoblastic leukemia of T-cell origin. It comprises about 15% of childhood
cases and 25% of adult cases. It is more common in males than females. (WHO, 2001);
Alternative definition : NICHD: An acute lymphoblastic leukemia of T-lineage origin.; NCI-GLOSS: An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too
many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow
and blood.;
Neoplastic status : Malignant;
ICD-O code : 9837/3;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000509747; 10054569; CDR0000509729; CDR0000509731;