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Aplastic Anemia Summary

 • Definition
 • Pathophysiology
 • DDx: AA vs Hypocellular MDS
 • Expectation
 •
Aplastic Anemia ... vs Hypocellular MDS ... Zhuoer Xie, MD ... #Aplastic #Anemia ... #diagnosis #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Treatment: • Consider ... Can progress to MDS ... or acute leukemia ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
cytopenias (usually anemia ... transformation to acute leukemia ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome #MDS ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

 • Definition
 • DDx
 • Dx Tool and Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
Myelomonocytic Leukemia ... Stratification • Treatment ... Zhuoer Xie, MD ... Myelomonocytic #Leukemia ... #CMML #oncology
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia (CNL)

 • Signaling Pathway
 • WHO Dx Critera
 • Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia ... Stratification • Treatment ... Zhuoer Xie, MD ... #Neutrophilic #Leukemia ... #diagnosis #oncology
Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia (MPAL) - Summary

 • Bilineal MPAL vs. Biphenotypic MPAL
 • Genomic categories
Phenotype Acute Leukemia ... Immunophenotypes • Treatment ... Zhuoer Xie, MD ... Phenotype #Acute #Leukemia ... #diagnosis #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... Hypocellular/Hypoplastic MDS ... abnormalities typical for MDS ... Treatment:
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... marrow failure with anemia ... Lauren Banaszak, MD ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Physical Exam/Signs ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... microglobulin Treatment ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS ... platelets) • MDS ... precursors MDS ... chemotherapy #MDS ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology