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Causes of Diffuse and Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Reactive (Inflammatory / Infectious)
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Causes of Diffuse ... Neoplastic (Leukemia, Lymphoma ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Localized Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cervical:
 - Anterior
     • Infection
Causes of Localized ... •TB • Lymphoma ... Epitrochlear (Always pathologic ... Forearm/Hand) • Lymphoma ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Reed-Sternberg Cells ... • Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
from mature B cells ... of about three cases ... (90-95% of cases ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... type (B cell, T cells ... natural killer (NK) cells ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #differential #hematology
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
Prolymphocytes In our case ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... to medium size lymphoid ... cells with mature ... Smear #Peripheral #Pathology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Skin: - CLL cells ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... diagnosis #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma ... ) • Donut cells ... than one • Rare cases ... Anaplastic #largecell #lymphoma ... ALKPos #hemepath #pathology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
= funny-shaped cells ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... Management #treatment #hematology ... #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... and secondary lymphoid ... of large cell lymphoma ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis