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Plasmacytomas and Plasma-Cell Leukemia - Physical examination revealed multiple exophytic subcutaneous lesions involving the arms and
and Plasma-Cell Leukemia ... A peripheral-blood ... smear revealed ... 25% plasma cells ... #Smear #NEJM
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blood smear or ... develop leukostasis syndrome ... - infiltrates (anemia ... smear: Blasts ... • Tumor lysis syndrome
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 ... #peripheral #blood ... #smear
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
bone marrow and peripheral ... Smear: • Dysplastic ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... blood smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... • Sezary syndrome
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
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
cells on peripheral ... blood smears. ... no significant anemia ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #SickleCells
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

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

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Constitutional Syndromes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... ) Labs: • Peripheral ... result from low blood ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Diagnosis: • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... 5) Symptoms of anemia ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Schistocytes - The arrows point to schistocytes which are fragmented red blood cells. Also called schizocytes,
fragmented red blood ... In the right photo ... seen in hemolytic anemias ... hemolytic- uremic syndromes ... #Smear #Schistocytes