Abstract
Objective: ALL is the most common cancer in children. Global incidence is about 3 per 100,000 populations, in which 3 out of 4 cases occurring under 6 years age. ALL accounts for 12% of all leukemia (but 80% in children). Much progress has been made in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL, which constitute 75–80% of childhood acute leukemia’s with raised 5-year overall survival rate which reaches up to 90% in the high-income countries (HICs).
Aims & Objectives: To find out the age wise incidences of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Material & Methods: A two year study was conducted in the department of Pathology M.G.M. Medical College Indore. Patients were diagnosed on the basis of peripheral smear then further confirmation was done with the help of flow cytometry. The results were then evaluated for age wise incidences.
Results: We have observed that the incidences of acute lymphoblastic leukemia are common in children’s with age less than 15 years.
Conclusion: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is more common in childhood. It is also noted that the incidence of ALL is slightly higher in males compared to females
Keywords: Acute leukemia, childhood, flowcytometry.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Varsha Argal
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.99
