BLAST CRISIS


Meaning of BLAST CRISIS in English

The phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia in which more than 30% of the cells in the bone marrow or blood are blast cells (immature, abnormal white blood cells). Tiredness, fever, and an enlarged spleen also occur.

NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms.      Английский словарь раковых терминов NCI(Национальный институт злокачественных новообразований).