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Obtenga más información sobre los principales tipos de leucemia en adultos y sobre las diferencias entre los tipos de leucemias agudas y crónicas.

… Los médicos clasifican la leucemia según el tipo de glóbulos blancos afectados ( linfocitos o células mieloides ) y si la enfermedad se está desarrollando muy rápidamente ( enfermedad aguda ) o lentamente con el tiempo ( enfermedad crónica ). Las leucemias linfocíticas se presentan a partir de células

Most bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma) is adenocarcinoma. Learn more about this and other types of the disease.

… Illustration of liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and small intestine Most bile duct cancers develop outside the liver. This is called extrahepatic bile duct cancer. About two-thirds of extrahepatic tumors develop in the hilum region, where the left and right hepatic ducts exit the liver and join.  Bile

Germ cells and sex cord stromal cells form when a fetus (baby) is developing. A fetus is made from a sperm cell and an egg cell.

… What are germ cell and sex cord stromal cells? Germ cells and sex cord stromal cells form when a fetus (baby) is developing. A fetus is made from a sperm cell and an egg cell. Germ cell tumors (GCTs) are also known as germ cell cancer. Germ cells later turn into either sperm in the testicles or eggs

Learn more about our team of thyroid cancer experts, including doctors, surgeons and other experts, and how we can build a treatment approach customized for you.

… Memorial Sloan Kettering is recognized around the world for its innovative research in all stages of thyroid cancer. We integrate discoveries about the basic biology of thyroid cancer with the latest in precision medicine to find the best treatments for you specifically. Over the past decade, MSK thyroid

Learn more about myelodysplastic syndrome and how our team of experts at Memorial Sloan Kettering treats it.

… Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), also known as preleukemia, is another type of acquired bone marrow failure syndrome. It is most often diagnosed in adults but can develop in children and young adults after aplastic anemia or certain cancer treatments . In people with MDS, the bone marrow makes fewer red

The first symptoms of acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) may be changes in your hearing and balance. Learn more about other common signs of this condition.

… Many people with acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) first notice changes in their hearing and balance. As the tumor grows, it may press on your brain stem and other nerves in your brain and worsen these symptoms. The symptoms can include: gradual hearing loss on one side tinnitus (ringing in the

Though inherited pediatric bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) themselves cannot be cured, the failure of bone marrow to produce the required blood cells can be treated and cured, most often with allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Learn more at Memorial Sloan Kettering.

… Bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) that young people inherit are rare. They may lead to anemia (low red blood cells), an increased susceptibility to infection due to low white blood cells, or bleeding problems due to low platelets. The genetic mutations associated with these syndromes can affect all

Learn how radiation therapy at Memorial Sloan Kettering can help control metastatic brain tumors.

… Radiation therapy is an important treatment for brain cancer. MSK experts use very advanced methods to deliver exact doses of radiation directly to brain tumors. This causes less harm to nearby healthy tissues.  If radiation therapy is right for you, we offer this treatment at MSK locations in Manhattan

Explore our continually updated listing of clinical trials for cervical cancer.

… Clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering may give you access to new therapies that aren’t widely available. These research studies evaluate the safety and effectiveness of new ways to diagnose and treat cervical cancer. They can also give your treatment team information about your current plan of