Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

Persistent monocytosis means that a certain kind of white blood cell—monocytes—is too high for a long time. Normally adults have an absolute monocyte count...

Transient monocytosis means your blood has more monocytes than usual for a short time. Monocytes are a kind of white blood cell that help...

Relative monocytosis means that the percentage of monocytes in your white blood cells is higher than normal, not because there are too many monocytes...

Absolute monocytosis means your blood has more monocytes than the normal upper limit when counted as an absolute number, not just a percentage. Monocytes...

Clonal or neoplastic monocytosis means that the body is making too many monocytes (a type of white blood cell) because their source—the blood-forming stem...

Monocytes are one of the five types of white blood cells. They patrol the bloodstream, move into tissues when needed, and become macrophages or...

Monocytosis means your blood has more monocytes than normal. Monocytes are one type of white blood cell. They patrol the blood, move into tissues,...

Transient T‑cell lymphopenia means a temporary fall in the number of T lymphocytes (the white blood cells that coordinate and direct immune responses) in...

CD8-predominant lymphopenia is a type of lymphopenia where the CD8+ T-cell subset falls below normal levels while other lymphocyte populations remain relatively preserved. CD8+...

Isolated CD4 lymphopenia—also called idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL)—is a rare immune condition in which a person has abnormally low levels of CD4⁺ T‑cells without...

Secondary B‑cell lymphopenia is a condition in which your body has too few B lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) because of another...

Primary B‑cell lymphopenia is a rare inherited immunodeficiency in which a person’s body cannot make enough B lymphocytes—white blood cells responsible for producing protective...

B‑cell lymphopenia occurs when the number of B cells in the blood drops below the normal range, typically fewer than 100–500 cells per microliter...

T‑cell lymphopenia means a person has too few T lymphocytes (T cells) in the blood and often in lymphoid tissues. T cells are white...

Combined B‑ and T‑Cell Lymphopenia is an immunodeficiency in which both B lymphocytes (responsible for antibody production) and T lymphocytes (responsible for cell‑mediated immunity)...

Selective T‑cell lymphopenia means a person has too few T lymphocytes (T cells) in the blood and tissues, while other white cells may be...

Thymic spindle cell carcinoma is a rare type of cancer that starts in the thymus, a small organ located in the front part of...

Esophageal carcinosarcoma, also known as spindle cell carcinoma of the esophagus, is a rare form of esophageal cancer characterized by a mixture of malignant...

Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC) is a rare and highly aggressive subtype of non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) characterized by poorly differentiated epithelial cells mixed...

Metaplastic Spindle Cell Carcinoma of the breast is a rare and aggressive subtype of metaplastic breast carcinoma characterized by a predominant proliferation of spindle-shaped...