Blast Crisis

An advanced phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia, characterized by a rapid increase in the proportion of immature white blood cells (blasts) in the blood and bone marrow to greater than 30%.

Also Known As:

Blast Phase; Blast Crises; Blast Phases; Crises, Blast; Crisis, Blast; Phase, Blast; Phases, Blast

Neoplasms: 1324753
- Neoplastic Processes: 318
  - Carcinogenesis: 88694
    - Neoplastic Cell Transformation: 283
      - Blast Crisis: 1660
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type: 2
  - Leukemia: 58722
    - Myeloid Leukemia: 4026
      - BCR-ABL Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: 14449
        Blast Crisis: 1660
Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: 6
- Hematologic Diseases: 3366
  - Leukemia: 58722
    - Myeloid Leukemia: 4026
      - BCR-ABL Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: 14449
        Blast Crisis: 1660
  - Bone Marrow Diseases: 135
    - Myeloproliferative Disorders: 1419
      - BCR-ABL Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: 14449
        Blast Crisis: 1660
Signs and Symptoms Pathological Conditions
- Pathologic Processes: 10023
  - Neoplastic Processes: 318
    - Carcinogenesis: 88694
      - Neoplastic Cell Transformation: 283
        Blast Crisis: 1660
  - Disease Attributes: 18
    - Chronic Disease: 25762
      - BCR-ABL Positive Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia: 14449
        Blast Crisis: 1660

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