The Diagnosis of Leukemia

The general method of diagnosis symptoms of leukemia

1. Blood tests: Blood is taken from the finger or ear lobe, to detect the number of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets. Under normal circumstances, cells that have not formed (naive cells) should not come out in the blood vessels. In patients with leukemia, bone marrow sum people can not distinguish between naive cells passage and normal. So while in the blood test, blood cells can be seen in the results naïve.

2. Routine examination of bone marrow: If you suspect leukemia, bone marrow biopsy may be done. Under normal circumstances, naïve cells in bone marrow sum not exceeding 5%, whereas in those who suffer from leukemia, naïve cells increased to 30%. But in children with acute leukemia, naive cells can rise as high as 80-100%.

Bone marrow examination is the most effective way to diagnose leukemia. Actually leukemia diagnosis is easy, namely the calculation of naïve cells, and combined with clinical examination and a physical examination. But there berbagain kinds of leukemia, so the treatment was not always the same.

Therefore, the determination of which type of leukemia that affects so it is very important for further treatment.

3. Examination of immune genotyping: This inspection generally requires pumping approximately 2 ml of bone marrow, and by using a substance called 'monoclonal antibody reagents' to identify cancer cells.

4. Cytogenetic examination: This examination also requires pumping approximately 2 ml of bone marrow to understand the nature of cancer cells and chromosomes. Generally, the results of treatment of leukemia patients who have abnormalities of chromosome PH will not be as much as the patients with leukemia without chromosomal abnormalities PH

5. Cerebrospinal Fluid Examination: Examination of Cerebrospinal Fluid can show whether the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system) has been invaded by cancer cells. Medically, this type of leukemia called, "Central Nervous System Leukemia '.