Book contents
- Atlas of Pediatric Hematopathology
- Atlas of Pediatric Hematopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Peripheral Blood
- Section II Normal and Non-neoplastic Hematolymphoid Diseases
- Section III Mature Lymphoid Neoplasm
- Section IV Precursor Hematopoietic Neoplasms and Related Neoplasms
- Chapter 13 Precursor Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma
- Chapter 14 Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm
- Chapter 15 Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Related Precursor Neoplasms
- Chapter 16 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Chapter 17 Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Chapter 18 Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Chapter 19 Germline Predisposition to Myeloid Neoplasia
- Chapter 20 Germline Predisposition to Lymphoid Neoplasm
- Chapter 21 Mastocytosis and Myeloid Lymphoid Neoplasms with Eosinophilia
- Section V Histiocytic Neoplasm and Miscellaneous Bone Marrow Diseases
- Index
- References
Chapter 15 - Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Related Precursor Neoplasms
from Section IV - Precursor Hematopoietic Neoplasms and Related Neoplasms
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2023
- Atlas of Pediatric Hematopathology
- Atlas of Pediatric Hematopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Section I Peripheral Blood
- Section II Normal and Non-neoplastic Hematolymphoid Diseases
- Section III Mature Lymphoid Neoplasm
- Section IV Precursor Hematopoietic Neoplasms and Related Neoplasms
- Chapter 13 Precursor Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Lymphoma
- Chapter 14 Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm
- Chapter 15 Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Related Precursor Neoplasms
- Chapter 16 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Chapter 17 Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Chapter 18 Childhood Myelodysplastic Syndrome
- Chapter 19 Germline Predisposition to Myeloid Neoplasia
- Chapter 20 Germline Predisposition to Lymphoid Neoplasm
- Chapter 21 Mastocytosis and Myeloid Lymphoid Neoplasms with Eosinophilia
- Section V Histiocytic Neoplasm and Miscellaneous Bone Marrow Diseases
- Index
- References
Summary
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of diseases representing a clonal expansion of immature, non-lymphoid, bone marrow-derived cells that involve the bone marrow, blood, and extramedullary tissues. In general, blood or bone marrow blast counts ≥ 20% () are required for diagnosing AML, except for AML with t (8;21) (q22; q22.1), AML with inv (16) (p13.1q22) or t (16;16) (p13.1; q22), and acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML) with PML-RARA [1–4]. The World Health Organization (WHO) classification incorporates morphologic, immunophenotypic, genetic, and clinical features to define prognostically significant disease [3–5].
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- Atlas of Pediatric Hematopathology , pp. 147 - 175Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023