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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... smear: Blasts ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell ... Leukemia - Physical ... A peripheral-blood ... 25% plasma cells ... #Smear #NEJM
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... aplasia • ITP ... • Richter’s Syndrome
Prolymphocytes

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

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Smear: • Dysplastic ... Causes • Anemia • Aplastic ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... Cell Leukemia ... blood smear
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... Constitutional Syndromes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... anemia) Labs: • Peripheral ... result from low blood
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
confusion...A peripheral-blood ... smear showed numerous ... #NEJM #clinical ... spurcell #anemia #peripheral ... #blood #smear
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
photos show sickle ... cells on peripheral ... blood smears. ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
: • Nephrotic syndrome ... Carpal tunnel syndrome ... Increased plasma cells ... and stocking" peripheral ... Diagnostic Testing Blood
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
Wright-stained peripheral ... blood smears the ... in the right photo ... thalassemia, and leukemia ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood