Acute myeloid leukaemia: Difference between revisions

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Revision as of 16:52, 11 November 2009

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Definition

This is a cancer of myeloblasts.

This is not the same as myeloma. Confusingly, that is a cancer of plasma cells which, even more confusingly, are part of lymphoid line of cells. It actually has little to do with all the myeloblastic cells. The picture hopefully explains it more fully.

Epidemiology

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Pathophysiology

Risk Factors

Clinical Features

Investigations

Management

Prognosis