acute myeloid leukemia
myeloid leukemia that is characterized by the rapid growth of abnormal white blood cells that accumulate in the bone marrow and interfere with the production of normal blood cells
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Summary
acute myeloid leukemia is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,689 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: acute leukemia[3], myeloid leukemia[4], disease[5]
- Commons category: Acute myeloid leukemia[6]
- Symptoms and signs: fatigue[7], weight loss[8], anorexia[9], anemia[10], bleeding[11], splenomegaly[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acute myeloid leukemia[13]
- Medical examination: complete blood count[14], bone marrow examination[15], bone marrow differential[16]
- ICD-9-CM: 205.0[17], 205.00[18]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3171[19], C27753[20]
- Short name: AML[21]
- Different from: chronic myeloid leukemia[22]
- Health specialty: oncology[23], hematology[24]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: idarubicin[25], mitoxantrone[26], etoposide[27], (RS)-cyclophosphamide[28], daunorubicin[29], thioguanine hydrate[30], gemtuzumab ozogamicin[31], dasatinib monohydrate[32], enasidenib[33], venetoclax[34], doxorubicin[35], hydroxycarbamide[36], cytarabine[37], everolimus[38]
- Genetic association: KRAS[39], RABGAP1L[40], SETBP1[41], SETD2[42], PDGFRB[43], JAK2[44]
Why It Matters
acute myeloid leukemia has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]