leukostasis
MONDO:0006831Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names leukostasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A disorder involving the aberrant infiltration and aggregation of leukocytes into the vasculature of the body. Leukostasis is typically detected in the brain and lungs of persons with leukemia. It requires substantial ablative modalities to both reduce the number of cells present and to ensure dispersion of the aggregates.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006831), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: leukostasis
- Also called
- leukostasis (morphologic abnormality)