Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
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| Acute myelomonocytic leukemia Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-O: | M9867/3 |
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| MeSH | D015479 |
Acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMMoL) is a form of acute myeloid leukemia which involves a proliferation of CFU-GM myeloblasts and monoblasts.
It is classified under "M4" in the French-American-British classification (FAB).[1]
It is classified under "AML, not otherwise classified" in the WHO classification.[2]
Translocations have been observed.[3]
Progression from myelodysplastic syndrome has been reported.[4]
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- ^ Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Signs and Symptoms.
- ^ eMedicine - Acute Myelogenous Leukemia : Article by Karen Seiter.
- ^ Yamamoto K, Nagata K, Tsurukubo Y, et al (2002). "Translocation (8;12)(q13;p13) during disease progression in acute myelomonocytic leukemia with t(11;19)(q23;p13.1)". Cancer Genet. Cytogenet. 137 (1): 64-7. PMID 12377416.
- ^ Zhang L, Alsabeh R, Mecucci C, et al (2007). "Rare t(1;11)(q23;p15) in therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome evolving into acute myelomonocytic leukemia: a case report and review of the literature". Cancer Genet. Cytogenet. 178 (1): 42-8. doi:. PMID 17889707.
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