Human cells with acute myelocytic leukemia (AML) in the pericardial fluid, shown with an esterase stain at 400x. Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a rare type of cancer, affecting approximately 2000 adults and less than 100 children per year in the UK. Acute myeloid leukaemia can affect adults of all ages, but is more common in people over 60. Apart from children, AML is rare in people under 20. Leukaemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. Acute myeloid leukaemia is an overproduction of immature myeloid white blood cells.
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