Leroy Satchel Paige was the longtime Negro League star who eventually received his due in the majors. He reportedly got his nickname working as a baggage porter in Mobile, Ala., where he became a satchel tree by carrying several bags at once. Satchel, the man, was literally ageless.
The diagnosis of AML requires the identification of 20% or more leukemic blasts in the bone marrow. Further analysis then must separate AML from acute lymphoblastic leukemia by showing evidence for commitment to the myeloid lineage.
1 Five percent to 19% of the cells in the bone marrow are blasts. 2  There also may be changes to the white blood cells and platelets. 3  Refractory anemia with excess blasts may progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML). 4  See the PDQ Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment summary for more information.