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Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
An acute leukemia characterized by the proliferation of both neutrophil and monocyte precursors. Patients typically present with anemia, thrombocytopenia, fever and fatigue. This type of leukemia frequently responds to aggressive therapy. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003 (NCI Thesaurus)
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