Term Name
acute myeloid leukemia
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Synonyms
leukemia, myelocytic, acute, acute myeloblastic leukemia, AML - acute myeloid leukaemia, acute myeloid leukemia (AML), leukemia, acute myeloid, reduced survival in, somatic, hematopoeitic - acute Myleogenous leukaemia (AML), acute myelocytic leukemia, acute granulocytic leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, leukemia, acute myeloid, somatic, hematopoeitic - acute Myleogenous leukemia (AML), acute myelogenous leukemias, ANLL, acute myelocytic leukaemia, AML, acute granulocytic leukaemia, acute Nonlymphocytic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, leukemia, acute myeloid, susceptibility to, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation, acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, myeloid leukemia, acute, acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia, acute Nonlymphocytic leukaemia, acute myeloblastic leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), myeloid leukemia, acute, M4/M4Eo subtype, somatic, leukemia, acute myeloid, autosomal dominant, somatic mutation, AML - acute myeloid leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, somatic, acute myelogenous leukaemia
Definition
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a group of neoplasms arising from precursor cells committed to the myeloid cell-line differentiation. All of them are characterized by clonal expansion of myeloid blasts. AML manifests by fever, pallor, anemia, hemorrhages and recurrent infections.