 Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with the t(8;21) (q22;q22) creating the AML1-ETO fusion gene is a distinct type of AML generally associated with a favorable prognosis.     ///    Fluorescence in situ hybridization or reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay confirmed the presence of AML1-ETO or its transcripts in 3 cases assessed. 