12 results
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
leukemia (blood ... overt cytoplasmic granules ... #APL #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
(APL) following ... In addition to APL ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... Rods #AuerRods #APL
Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
are typical for acute ... (AML) that is most ... #Clinical #Path ... #BloodSmear #Blood ... Rods #AuerRods #AML
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
: ALL, CML, AML, ... APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... : Blasts APML ... distinctive primary granules
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
neutrophil in a case of acute ... myeloid leukemia ... #neutrophils #AML ... #Clinical #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
(T-PLL) not Acute ... (AML). ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Pathology #Microscopy #Clinical ... #Blood
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
older adults • Exposure ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... ’s lymphoma or acute
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... transformation to AML ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... deficiency • Exposure ... progression to AML
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... approx. 7d after exposure ... smear, acute and ... #recurrentis #BloodSmear ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
malignancy (Especially acute ... promyelocytic leukemia ... ABO incompatible blood ... • Procoagulant Exposure ... • Peripheral smear