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Acute Myeloid Leukemia without Maturation
An acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by blasts without evidence of maturation to more mature neutrophils. The patients present with anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia. This type of AML usually follows an aggressive clinical course. (NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
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