Acute promyelocytic leukemia

Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), characterized by arrest of leukocyte differentiation at the promyelocyte stage, due to a specific chromosomal translocation t(15;17) in myeloid cells. APL manifests with easy bruising, hemorrhagic diathesis and fatigue.

Aliases

acute myeloblastic leukemia 3
acute myeloblastic leukemia type 3
acute myeloid leukemia M3
acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12);(PML/RARalpha) and variants
acute promyelocytic leukemia
acute promyelocytic leukemia
acute promyelocytic leukemia
acute promyelocytic leukemia with PML-rara
acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML-rara
acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/rara
AML M3
AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12)
AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12);(PML/RARalpha) and variants
APL
APML
APML - acute promyelocytic leukemia
FAB M3
leukemia, acute promyelocytic
promyelocytic leukemia