Lymphoid leukemia 2980167 215311637 2008-05-27T17:19:57Z Arcadian 104523 ref/def {{Infobox_Disease | Name = Lymphoid leukemia | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = {{ICD10|C|91||c|81}} | ICD9 = {{ICD9|204}} | ICDO = | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D007945 | }} '''Lymphoid leukemia''' (or '''lymphocytic leukemia''') is a type of [[leukemia]] affecting circulating cells of [[lymphoid]] origin. This is in contrast to [[lymphoma]], which is a solid tumor of lymphoid cells.<ref name="isbn0-8153-4093-1">{{cite book |author=Parham, Peter |title=The immune system |publisher=Garland Science |location=New York |year=2005 |pages=414 |isbn=0-8153-4093-1 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref> ==Classification== They are most commonly divided by the stage of maturation at which the clonal (neoplastic) lymphoid population stopped maturing: * [[Acute lymphoblastic leukemia]] * [[Chronic lymphocytic leukemia]] However, they are sometimes divided by the cells affected: * [[T-cell leukemia]] * [[B-cell leukemia]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{disease-stub}} {{Hematology}} {{Hematological malignancy histology}} [[Category:Hematology]] [[Category:Types of cancer]] [[pt:Leucemia linfóide]]