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Chronic Leukaemia

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Chronic granulocytic leukaemia is the most common myeloproliferative disease in childhood, accounting for approximately 2%–5% of cases of childhood leukaemia [1]. It is questionable whether chronic lymphocytic leukaemia occurs. Two main types of well-differentiated myelocytic leukaemia have been recognized [1–6]. One is clinically and haematologically comparable with the adult form of chronic myelocytic leukaemia (CML) and appears in children above the age of 4 years. The other presents earlier in infancy, with granulocytic and monocytic proliferation, and clinically pursues a much more rapid course with an increased incidence of heamorrhage and infection. Differences between these two types are listed in Table 1.

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  1. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis, Div. of Paediatrics Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, rm F8-239, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    P. A. Voûte

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Beatson Oncology Centre, Western Infirmary, G11 6NT, Glasgow, UK

    Ann Barrett

  3. Service de Pédiatrie, Institut Gustave Roussy, Rue Camille Desmoulins, F-94805, Villejuif Cedex, France

    Jean Lemerle

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Schaison, G., Baruchel, A., Leblanc, T. (1992). Chronic Leukaemia. In: Voûte, P.A., Barrett, A., Lemerle, J. (eds) Cancer in Children. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84722-6_11

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