7 results
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
In addition to APL ... (AML) t(8;21), ... AML with maturation ... #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 ... #Microscopy #Auer ... #Rods #AuerRods ... #AML
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
overt cytoplasmic granules ... I see all of these ... #leukemia #APL ... #APML #Pathology ... Hematology #Clinical #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
: ALL, CML, AML, ... APML, CLL Acute ... Lymphadenopathy AML ... cutaneous plaques) AML ... : Blasts APML
Auer Rods - Bone marrow aspiration revealed 5% blasts and 65% promyelocytes; many promyelocytes had prominent
Auer Rods - Bone ... Clinical #Path #APL ... #AuerRods #Auer ... AcutePromyelocyticLeukemia #Smear ... #Microscopy #NEJM
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
(T-PLL) not Acute ... Myeloid Leukemia ... (AML). ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... Peripheral #Pathology #Microscopy
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... involve one, two, or all ... transformation to AML ... progression to AML ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology