"Granulocytic leukemia" wani lokaci ne da ya wuce wanda aka taɓa amfani da shi don kwatanta nau'in cutar sankarar bargo da ke shafar fararen jini da ake kira granulocytes. Kalmar da ta fi zamani kuma da ake amfani da ita don wannan yanayin ita ce "acute myeloid leukemia" (AML) .AML wani nau'in ciwon daji ne wanda ke farawa daga marrow na kashi, inda ake samar da kwayoyin jini. Yana da saurin haɓakar ƙwayoyin farin jini marasa kyau waɗanda ba sa aiki yadda ya kamata, wanda ke haifar da alamu iri-iri da rikitarwa. A cikin AML, kasusuwan kasusuwa yana samar da fararen jini marasa girma da yawa, wanda zai iya fitar da kwayoyin jini na yau da kullun a cikin marrow na kasusuwa kuma su tsoma baki tare da ikon jiki na yaki da cututtuka da sarrafa zubar jini.Maganin AML yawanci. ya ƙunshi chemotherapy kuma, a wasu lokuta, dashen kwayar halitta. Hasashen AML ya dogara da abubuwa daban-daban, gami da shekarun mutum, lafiyar gaba ɗaya, da takamaiman halayen ƙwayoyin cutar kansa.