Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia linfoblástica de células T precursoras
Precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia (pree-KER-ser T-LIM-foh-BLAS-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh)
An aggressive (fast-growing) type of leukemia (blood cancer) in which too many T-cell lymphoblasts (immature white blood cells) are found in the bone marrow and blood. Also called T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia and T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.