Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Leukämie vom L-2-typ

English translation:

ALL-L2 leukaemia (GB) or leukemia (US)

Added to glossary by elizabeth_med
Oct 4, 2011 08:06
12 yrs ago
German term

Leukämie vom L-2-typ

German to English Medical Medical (general) Wilson disease and ALL
Hello! Again, i would think this would be L-2-type leukemia, but I can't find any hits for that. What is the most common term for this?
Context: "Die Knochenmarkzytologie eine hochgradige Infiltration durch eine akute Leukämie vom L-2-Typ."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 ALL-L2 leukaemia (GB) or leukemia (US)

Discussion

John Taylor Oct 4, 2011:
L2 leukemia You can safely omit "type", I think.
See here: http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/search/view?cdrid=75134...

Proposed translations

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ALL-L2 leukaemia (GB) or leukemia (US)

"The FAB classification

Subtyping of the various forms of ALL used to be done according to the French-American-British (FAB) classification,[18] which was used for all acute leukemias (including acute myelogenous leukemia, AML).

ALL-L1: small uniform cells
ALL-L2: large varied cells
ALL-L3: large varied cells with vacuoles (bubble-like features)"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_lymphoblastic_leukemia
Peer comment(s):

agree SJLD
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Many thanks, SJLD.
agree Gudrun Maydorn (X)
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Many thanks, Gudrun.
agree Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 6 hrs
Many thanks, Harald.
agree uyuni
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Many thanks, uyuni
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