title: Acute myeloid leukemia.
abstract: The evolution of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) classification reflects greater understanding of the AML pathogenesis. The 2008 World Health Organization classification incorporated cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings and introduced important prognostic correlations. In this article, the authors discuss the different types of AML and their diagnoses.
authors: Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Heerema-McKenney
authors: Daniel A
authors: DA
authors: Arber
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D011379:Prognosis; D014944:World Health Organization