Chronic lymphocytic leukemia natural history, complications and prognosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Complications
- Hypogammaglobulinemia leading to recurrent infection.
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia - IgG type
- Transformation to high grade lymphoma
- Richter's transformation
- Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement - intussusception, small intestinal bacterial contamination, colitis
Prognosis
The prognosis of chronic lymphocytic leukemia depends on:
- The stage of chronic lymphocytic leukemia, whether lymphocytes are spread throughout the bone marrow, whether the chronic lymphocytic leukemia progresses to lymphoma or prolymphocytic leukemia.
- Treatment response: Whether the chronic lymphocytic leukemia patient gets better with treatment or has come back.
- The patient's general health.
Survival varies from 5 years to more than 25 years.