Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Leucemia mielomonocítica juvenil
Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JOO-veh-NILE MY-eh-loh-MAH-noh-SIH-tik loo-KEE-mee-uh)
A rare form of childhood leukemia in which cancer cells often spread into tissues such as the skin, lung, and intestines. Also called JMML.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.