Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Cats
 
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is a disease in which cancerous lymphoblasts (cells that are in the beginning stage of development) and prolymphocytes (cells in the intermediate stage of development) reproduce, and then circulate through the bloodstream, entering into the body's organs. These cells will also infiltrate both the inside of the bone marrow and the outside (extramedullary) of the bone marrow, displacing hematopoietic stem cells.
 
Hematopoietic cells are the normal, healthy precursors of red blood cells, lymphocytes, erythrocytes, ...read more