Green tumor

Green tumor is myeloid leukemia, a type of localized infiltration of abnormal white blood cells under the periosteum or in soft tissue. Because of its pale green color (the presence of pale green pigment in the cytoplasmic bone of the tumor cells), the mass was round and raised like a tumor, hence its name. Patients with this disease are mostly healthy children, more common in men than women. Leukemia often changes in blood and bone marrow. The course of the disease is rapid and rapid, and it can die within months or even weeks.

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