An increase in malignant white blood cells is a condition called:
A) leukocyte
B) leukocytosis
C) leukemia
D) leiomyoma
E) leiomyosarcoma

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Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects the blood and bone marrow, causing an increase in abnormal white blood cells. Leukocytosis, answer B, is an increase in total white blood cell count, but not necessarily an indication of cancer. Leiomyoma and leiomyosarcoma, answers D and E, are types of tumors that develop in smooth muscle tissue, not related to white blood cells. A, leukocyte, is a general term for white blood cells and does not specifically refer to an increase in malignant cells.

An Increase in Malignant White Blood Cells Is a Condition