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.
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. It is also sometimes called acute myeloid leukemia. In AML, the bone marrow makes many cancerous cells called leukemic blasts.Normal blasts develop into white blood cells that fight infection.In AML, the leukemic blasts do not develop properly and cannot fight infections.cute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow where the bone marrow makes many cancerous cells called leukemic blasts. 1  Tweet.