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ACUTE-NONLYMPHOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA


check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela
origination date: 07/06/2002
originator: Clara
subject field: medicine: disease
URL: http://health.discovery.com/diseasesandcond/encyclopedia/2120.html


Conceptual Structures
ISAACUTE-LEUKEMIA-NOS
SUBCLASSESACUTE-ERYHTROLEUKEMIA
ACUTE-MONOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
ACUTE-MYELOID-LEUKEMIA
ACUTE-PROMYELOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
DESCENDANTSACUTE-ERYHTROLEUKEMIA
ACUTE-MONOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
ACUTE-MYELOID-LEUKEMIA
ACUTE-PROMYELOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
ACUTE-PROMYELOMONOCYTIC-LEUKEMIA
MYELOBLASTIC-LEUKEMIA
ANCESTORSACUTE-LEUKEMIA-NOS
ALL
CHANGE-STATE
CHANGE-STATE-ANIMAL
DISEASE-EVENT
EVENT
HAVE-NEOPLASM
LEUKEMIA-OF-UNSPECIFIED-CELL-TYPE
LIVING-EVENT
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-BY-BODY-PART
MALIGNANT-NEOPLASM-OF-LYMPHATIC-AND-HEMATOPOIETIC-TISSUE
PHYSICAL-EVENT


English
acute nonlymphocytic leukemiaterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: malignant disorder in which abnormal, immature white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow and accumulate in the blood stream and bone marrow. Acute myeloid leukemia is the most common kind of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, which has other subtypes such as acute monocytic leukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, acute erythroleukemia, acute myelomonocytic leukemia, and acute megakarioblastic leukemia. Symptoms of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia may include fatigue, infections, flu-like symptoms including high fever and chills, respiratory discomfort, weakness, irritability, bleeding, bruising, loss of appetite, and unexplained weight loss. Women may experience unusually heavy menstrual periods. Diagnosis procedure includes bone marrow biopsy. The most common treatment option is combination chemotherapy, although there are other treatments under evaluation, such as bone marrow transplantation and biological therapies. (en)
ANLLterm type: acronym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: see acute nonlymphocytic leukemia (en)

Spanish
LNLAterm type: acronym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: véase leucemia no linfocítica aguda (es)
leucemia mielógena agudaterm type: synonym
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: véase leucemia mielógena aguda (es)
leucemia no linfocítica agudaterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
gender: feminine
definition: trastorno maligno caracterizado por un aumento en la producción de leucocitos inmaduros en la médula ósea y su acumulación en el torrente sanguíneo y la médula ósea. La leucemia mieloide aguda es uno de los tipos más frecuentes de leucemia no linfocítica aguda, que presenta otras variedades, como la leucemia monocítica aguda, leucemia promielocítica aguda, eritroleucemia aguda, leucemia mielomonocítica aguda y leucemia megacarioblástica aguda. Los síntomas comprenden cansancio, infecciones, síntomas de la gripe, como fiebre alta y escalofríos, molestias respiratorias, pérdida de peso, debilidad, irritabilidad hemorragias, hematomas y pérdida de peso injustificada. En el caso de las mujeres, pueden darse menstruaciones con flujo abundante. Las técnicas diagnósticas comprenden biopsia de la médula ósea. El tratamiento de elección lo constituye la quimioterapia combinada, aunque existen otros tratamientos en experimentación, como son el transplante de médula ósea y las terapias biológicas. (es)