Cytomorphological and cytochemical classification of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML).
One hundred cases of adult AML were classified cytomorphologically (FAB-classification) and cytochemically (Loeffler's classification). From this combined analysis it could be shown that some corrections have to be made in the FAB-classification; particularly groups M-1 and M-4 had to be reclassified. The authors, therefore, advocate that the final FAB-classification should be the result of cytomorphologic as well as cytochemical analysis.
D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000145:classification* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged