Leukemia, acute lymphocytic
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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- Leukemia, acute myelogenous
Abbreviated AML. Also called acute myeloid leukemia or acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (ANLL). 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. […]
- Leukemia, acute myeloid
A quickly progressive malignancy in which there are too many immature blood-forming cells that are precursors to the granulocytes or monocytes in the blood and bone marrow. Abbreviated AML. AML can occur in children and adults. In AML, the red blood cell levels may be low, causing anemia; platelet levels may be low, causing bleeding […]
- Leukemia, acute nonlymphocytic
Abbreviated ANLL. More commonly called acute myeloid leukemia (AML). 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 […]
- Leukemia, blastic phase of
A stage in which 30 percent or more of the cells in the bone marrow or blood are blast cells, which may form tumors.
- Leukemia, chronic phase of
A stage in which there are few blast cells in the blood or bone marrow, and few if any symptoms.