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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Leukemia (CLL) ... • Most common leukemia ... cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Chronic Lymphocytic ... Lymphocytes) ... - Monoclonal Lymphocytes ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Cancer affecting lymphocytes ... cell neoplasm • Lymphocytes ... with no early symptoms ... #workup #oncology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Rich, Lymphocyte ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias ... Diagnosis #NonHodgkin #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... involved) • No leukemic ... involvement Differential ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... HL (LRHL) - Lymphocyte ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology