title: World Health Organization classification of the acute leukemias and myelodysplastic syndrome.
abstract: Under the auspices of the European Association of Hematopathologists and the Society for Hematopathology, 100 hematopathologists and clinicians have met together and in subcommittees over a 5-year period. The model used was that developed by the International Lymphoma Study Group, which used morphologic, immunologic, and genetic features. It resulted in the revised European-American Lymphoma classification. The newly proposed leukemia classification uses a similar format and eliminates purely morphologic subtypes that have no current clinical relevance. As with all consensus proposals, these classifications must withstand criticism and debate by potential users.
authors.affiliation: The University of Rochester Cancer Center, New York 14642, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D019070:Cell Lineage; D003582:Cytogenetics; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology; D014944:World Health Organization