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Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... (Chronic Lymphocytic ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... CLL Symptoms: • ... #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... with no early symptoms ... leukemia #CLL ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic ... #workup #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... #Chronic #Lymphocytic ... #Leukemia #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Age > 50 • Chronic ... Lymphocytic Leukemia ... Biopsy • Non-Hodgkin's ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
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
accounts for 10% of all ... ingestion • B symptoms ... HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Hodgkin ... Depletion Non-Hodgkin ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias
The hematopoietic tree and the resulting leukemias and lymphomas 
The hematopoietic tree refers to the hierarchical
self-renew and differentiate ... into all types ... abnormal growth of lymphocytes ... into acute and chronic ... Chronic leukemias
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... with Lupus: • Chronic ... cyclophosphamide) • Hodgkin ... lymphoma and leukemia