Extent of Disease Evaluation
Common Metastatic Sites
|Lymphatic Spread||Rare; leukemia is considered systemic at the time of diagnosis.|
|Hematogenous Spread||Leukemia may invade many visceral sites, including skin, breast, eye, spleen, lymph nodes|
Terms which indicate possible involvement by tumor. Common terms are provided, but the list is not all-inclusive.
Other words/no involvement:
Other terms seen in reports which indicate an abnormality but do not indicate a neoplastic process. Common terms are provided, but the list is not all-inclusive.
Information to look for in the report of the study. Key information helps define the extent of disease.