Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Defi nition 377 [18.2] Epidemiology and Pathogenesis 379 [18.3] Key Steps in the Diagnosis of AML 379 [18.4] Blasts and Blast Equivalents 380 [18.5] Classifi cation of AML 385 [18.6] Biologic Subtypes of AML 385 [18.7] AML, Not Otherwise Specifi ed (NOS) 408 [18.8] Prognostic Factors in AML 417 [18.9] Diagnostic Pitfalls in AML Diagnosis 419 [18.10] Minimal Residual Disease, Post-Th erapy Changes, and Relapse 422 [18.11] Diff erential Diagnosis of AML 422 [18.12] Components of the Diagnostic Interpretation 423 [18.13] Clues and Caveats 424 [18.14] References 424 C H A P T E R