Acute myeloid leukemia

Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia

Description of Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia (medical condition): A form of rapidly progressing blood cancer resulting in the rapid proliferation of granulocytes and monocytes, red blood cells and platelets.

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Acute myeloid leukemia: AML. A quickly progressing disease in which too many immature white blood cells (not lymphocytes) are found in the blood and bone marrow. Also called acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia.
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Acute myeloid leukemia: acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Acute myeloid leukemia: A clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in the bone marrow, blood or other tissues. The classification of acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) encompasses four major categories: 1) AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities 2) AML with multilineage dysplasia 3) Therapy-related AML 4) AML not otherwise categorized. The required bone marrow or peripheral blood blast percentage for the diagnosis of AML has been recently reduced from 30% (French-American-British [FAB] classification) to 20% (WHO classification). (WHO, 2001) -- 2003
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Acute myeloid leukemia: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Acute myeloid leukemia:

• Myeloid leukemia
• Myeloid
• Leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia as a Disease

Acute myeloid leukemia (medical condition): See Acute myeloid leukemia (disease information).
  »Introduction: Acute myeloid leukemia
  »Symptoms of Acute myeloid leukemia

More information on medical condition: Acute myeloid leukemia:

• Information about Acute myeloid leukemia
• Basic Summary for Acute myeloid leukemia
• Symptoms of Acute myeloid leukemia
• Complications of Acute myeloid leukemia

Acute myeloid leukemia: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Acute myeloid leukemia:

• acute lymphoid leukemia
• chronic lymphoid leukemia
• acute myeloid leukemia
• chronic myeloid leukemia
• chemotherapy
• radiation

Terms associated with Acute myeloid leukemia:

Terms Similar to Acute myeloid leukemia:

• AML
• Acute granulocytic leukaemia
• Acute myeloblastic leukemia
• Acute myelogenous leukemia

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• acute myelocytic leukemia

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Broader terms for Acute myeloid leukemia

• myelocytic leukemia
• granulocytic leukemia
• acute leukemia

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The following terms can be used for Acute myeloid leukemia

• acute myelogenous leukemia

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Hierarchical classifications of Acute myeloid leukemia

The following list attempts to classify Acute myeloid leukemia into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• granulocytic leukemia,myelocytic leukemia
• cancer of the blood,leucaemia,leukaemia,leukemia
• cancer,malignant neoplastic disease
• malignant neoplasm,malignant tumor,metastatic tumor
• neoplasm,tumor,tumour
• growth
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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External links related to: Acute myeloid leukemia

• OMIM - LEUKEMIA, ACUTE MYELOID; AML
• National Cancer Institute - Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
• OMIM - ACUTE MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA
• eMedicine - Acute Myelogenous Leukemia : Article by Karen Seiter, MD
• National Cancer Institute - Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
• eMedicine - Acute Myelocytic Leukemia : Article by Mark E Weinblatt, MD
• New WHO classification of malignant hematological diseases

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