Acute myeloid leukemia is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults. AML results in uncontrolled, exaggerated growth and accumulation of malignant cells called "blasts" which fail to function as normal blood cells and block the production of normal marrow cells, leading to a deficiency of red cells (anemia), platelets (thrombocytopenia) and normal white cells (neutropenia) in the blood.
A disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the blood and bone marrow. AML is also called acute nonlymphocytic leukemia or ANLL. Acute leukemia progresses more quickly than the chronic form and has more immature blasts.
acute leukemia characterized by proliferation of granular leukocytes; most common in adolescents and young adults
A cancer that begins in cells that normally develop into our blood cells. Most cases of AML develop from cells that would turn into white blood cells, but some cases develop in other types of blood-forming cells. AML starts in the bone marrow, but in most cases it quickly moves into the blood. It can sometimes spread to other parts of the body. "Acute" means that the leukemia develops quickly, and if not treated, would probably be fatal in a few months. It is also known as acute myelocytic leukemia or acute myelogenous leukemia.
A quickly progressive malignant disease in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow , the cells being specifically those destined to give rise to the granulocytes or monocytes , both types of white blood cells that fight infections. In AML, these blasts do not mature and so become too numerous. AML can occur in adults or children. Acute myeloid leukemia is abbreviated AML (pronounced A M L). It is also known as acute myelogenous leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). See the entire definition of Acute myeloid leukemia
a cancer in which there is uncontrollable growth of functionless cells in the bone marrow and a deficiency of red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells
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.
Leukemia is a progressive malignant disease of the blood-forming organs, characterized by distorted proliferation and development of leukocytes (white blood cells) and their precursors in the blood and bone marrow. Leukemia is classified clinically on the basis of (1) duration and characteristic of the disease - acute or chronic; and (2) the type of cells involved - myeloid, lymphoid or monocytic.
A rapidly progressing cancer of the blood affecting immature cells of the bone marrow, usually of the white cell type.
The malignant cell in this disease is an immature granulocyte (myeloblast). It is more resistant to treatment than are other forms of leukemia. It is more common to people over 25 years of age, but can occur in children.
A rapidly progressing disease in which too many immature blood-forming cells are found in the blood and bone marrow. Promyelocytic leukemia is a type of acute myeloid leukemia. Synonyms: AML or acute myelogenous leukemia.
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML), also known as acute myelogenous leukemia, is a cancer of the myeloid line of white blood cells, characterized by the rapid proliferation of abnormal cells which accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells. AML is the most common acute leukemia affecting adults, and its incidence increases with age. While AML is a relatively rare disease overall, accounting for approximately 1.2% of cancer deaths in the United States,Jemal A, Thomas A, Murray T, Thun M.