MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

NEUROLOGY

SURGERY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hematopoietic malignancies are often classified by the ____ involved.
A
cells
B
T cells
C
white blood cells
D
red blood cells
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classification. Historically, hematological malignancies have been most commonly divided by whether the malignancy is mainly located in the blood (leukemia) or in lymph nodes (lymphomas).

Detailed explanation-2: -Cell types within this microenvironment include stromal cells, osteoclasts, osteoblasts, hematopoietic stem cells, B and T lymphocytes, macrophages, and various other immune cells. The immune system is comprised of two types of immunity: innate and adaptive.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hematologic malignancies are cancers that begin in blood-forming tissue, such as the bone marrow, or in the cells of the immune system. There are three main types of hematologic malignancies: leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma.

Detailed explanation-4: -Leukemias are tumors that arise from the transformation of a hematopoietic cell in the blood or a hematopoietic precursor in bone marrow (BM).

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