English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
acute promyelocytic leukemia — acute myelogenous leukemia in which more than half the cells are malignant promyelocytes, often associated with abnormal bleeding secondary to thrombocytopenia, hypofibrinogenemia, and decreased levels of coagulation factor V; it usually occurs… … Medical dictionary
Acute promyelocytic leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute promyelocytic leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|4|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9866|3 Caption = Neutrophilic promyelocyte OMIM = 102578 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 34 DiseasesDB = MeshID … Wikipedia
Acute myeloid leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute myeloid leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9861|3 Caption = Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Arrows indicate Auer rods. OMIM = 602439 MedlinePlus =… … Wikipedia
Acute myelogenous leukemia — 1. 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… … Medical dictionary
Acute myeloid leukemia — 1. 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 … Medical dictionary
Acute nonlymphocytic leukemia — 1. 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… … Medical dictionary
Promyelocytic leukemia protein — Promyelocytic leukemia, also known as PML, is a human gene. PBB Summary section title = summary text = The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the tripartite motif (TRIM) family. The TRIM motif includes three zinc binding domains, a RING … Wikipedia
promyelocytic leukemia — An aggressive (fast growing) type of acute myeloid leukemia in which there are too many immature blood forming cells in the blood and bone marrow. It is usually marked by an exchange of parts of chromosomes 15 and 17. Also called acute… … English dictionary of cancer terms
promyelocytic leukemia — n a leukemia in which the predominant blood cell type is the promyelocyte * * * acute promyelocytic l … Medical dictionary
Leukemia — For the journal, see Leukemia (journal). For animal diseases, see Leucosis. Leukemia Classification and external resources A Wright s stained bone marrow aspirate smear of patient with precursor B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia … Wikipedia
