Myeloid leukemia

<p>Myeloid leukemia is a type of <a href="/facts/Leukemia/WpEfW0Qh">leukemia</a> affecting <a href="/facts/Myeloid/TLtqRWRx">myeloid</a> tissue.
</p><p>Types include:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Acute_myeloid_leukemia/jvbXzg3J">Acute myeloid leukemia</a>: A <a href="/facts/Cancer/PVW6n1D0">cancer</a> of the <a href="/facts/Myeloid/TLtqRWRx">myeloid</a> line of <a href="/facts/Blood_cells/lf9GA0Dj">blood cells</a>, characterized by the rapid growth of <a href="/facts/Myeloblast/g32XTIXd">myeloblasts</a> that build up in the <a href="/facts/Bone_marrow/4dfudk0H">bone marrow</a> and <a href="/facts/Blood/03zEulkj">blood</a> and interfere with <a href="/facts/Haematopoiesis/VRDwMymd">normal blood cell production</a>.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Chronic_myelogenous_leukemia/FA9TdgQn">Chronic myelogenous leukemia</a>: A cancer of the <a href="/facts/White_blood_cell/vsDunUK0">white blood cells</a>.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Acute_megakaryoblastic_leukemia/xabVGtGY">Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia</a>: A life-threatening <a href="/facts/Leukemia/WpEfW0Qh">leukemia</a> in which <a href="/facts/Malignant/L03QLSbE">malignant</a> <a href="/facts/Megakaryoblast/Up7LSYUb">megakaryoblasts</a> proliferate abnormally and injure various tissues.</li>
<li><a href="/facts/Blastic_plasmacytoid_dendritic_cell_neoplasm/6ybGVetx">Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm</a>: A rare <a href="/facts/Hematologic_disease/QB4CeNEF">hematologic malignancy</a> which is a malignancy of <a href="/facts/Plasmacytoid_dendritic_cell/JGNwRtVk">plasmacytoid dendritic cells</a>.</li></ul>

Myeloid leukemia open-in-new

Myeloid leukemia