Accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia

Accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
Synonyms	Accelerated phase CML
Pronounce	N/A
Specialty	N/A
Symptoms	Fatigue (medical), fever, weight loss, splenomegaly, bone pain
Complications	Blast crisis, anemia, thrombocytopenia
Onset	Typically in middle age
Duration	Chronic, with progression
Types	N/A
Causes	Philadelphia chromosome (BCR-ABL1 fusion gene)
Risks	Radiation exposure, genetic predisposition
Diagnosis	Complete blood count, bone marrow biopsy, cytogenetic analysis
Differential diagnosis	Chronic myelogenous leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome
Prevention	N/A
Treatment	Tyrosine kinase inhibitors, chemotherapy, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Medication	N/A
Prognosis	Variable, depends on response to treatment
Frequency	Rare, as a phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia
Deaths	N/A

a phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia characterized by one or more of the following

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