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Chronic eosinophilic leukemia


Chronic eosinophilic leukemia is a disease in which too many eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) are found in the bone marrow, blood, and other tissues. Chronic eosinophilic leukemia may stay the same for many years, or it may progress quickly to acute leukemia.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the U.S. National Cancer Institute document “Dictionary of Cancer Terms”.


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