Lymphoid leukemia
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Name = Lymphoid leukemia |
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'''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]]
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