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Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute

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Definition: Clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in bone marrow, blood, and other tissue. Myeloid leukemias develop from changes in cells that normally produce NEUTROPHILS; BASOPHILS; EOSINOPHILS; and MONOCYTES.  general or unspecified: prefer specifics   
Examples Leukemia, Basophilic, Acute; Leukemia, Eosinophilic, Acute; Leukemia, Erythroblastic, Acute; Leukemia, Mast-Cell; Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute; Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute; Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute 		Other names Nonlymphocytic Leukemia, Acute; Myeloid Leukemia, Acute; Leukemia, Nonlymphocytic, Acute; Leukemia, Myelogenous, Acute; Nonlymphocytic Leukemias, Acute; Nonlymphoblastic Leukemias, Acute; Myeloid Leukemias, Acute; Myelogenous Leukemias, Acute; Myelocytic Leukemias, Acute; Myeloblastic Leukemias, Acute; Leukemias, Acute Nonlymphocytic; Leukemias, Acute Nonlymphoblastic; Leukemias, Acute Myeloid; Leukemias, Acute Myelogenous; Leukemias, Acute Myelocytic; Leukemias, Acute Myeloblastic; Leukemia, Acute Nonlymphocytic; Leukemia, Acute Nonlymphoblastic; Leukemia, Acute Myeloid; Leukemia, Acute Myelogenous

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