Symptomatology and risk factors for the development of CLL

The onset of chronic lympholeukemia often goes unnoticed. Later on, you may notice signs of the disease such as:

• weakness and palpitations;
• pallor of the skin;
• weakness to infectious diseases, particularly sore throat;
• increased sweating;
• unwarranted fever
• weight loss, poor appetite;
• bleeding;
• enlarged lymph nodes;
• constant heaviness in the abdomen, which is a symptom of an increase in the size of the liver and spleen.

Among the risk factors for developing the disease:

• Age. In nine out of ten cases, doctors diagnose chronic lympholeukemia in patients over 50 years old.
• Negative external influences. Pesticides, radon and some other substances have detrimental effects.
• Heredity. In this case, the risk of disease is significantly increased.
• Paul. ChlLL is more often found in men.
• Ethnicity. In most cases, residents of North America, Australia and European countries are susceptible to the disease.

Examinations for chronic lympholeukemia

The main methods used to diagnose CLL at MDI Clinic Medical Center include:

• Immunophenotyping. Allows you to determine the phenotype of malignant cells.
• Cytogenetic analysis. Designed to clarify the genetic causes of the disease. This has a significant impact on the prognosis of the disease.
• Bone marrow biopsy. Designed to determine the type of leukemia to confirm provisional diagnoses.

Computed tomography. It is used to detect enlargements of internal organs as well as to evaluate lymph node involvement.