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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, CLL Acute leukemias ... peripheral blood smear ... • Peripheral smear ... are in the Lymph ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Schistocytes can assume a shape resembling natural or man-made objects such as arrowheads, fish, collar buttons,
seen in the left photo ... are a teardrop ... cells, a spur cell ... In the right photo ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
photos show sickle ... blood smears. ... target cells are ... sickle unless they are ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Diagnosis: • ... • Peripheral smear ... Hypogammaglobulinemia • Warm ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #diagnosis
The arrows point to blister cells. These cells are thought to be precursors of helmet cells.
point to blister cells ... These cells are ... precursors of helmet cells ... The photo on the ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Codocytes (Target cells) - Two target cells are seen in the left photo and one in
are seen in the ... left photo and ... present in the left photo ... Target cells are ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
Spur-Cell Anemia- A 31-year-old man with a history of cirrhosis, recurrent hepatic encephalopathy, and anemia presented
Spur-Cell Anemia ... peripheral-blood smear ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... peripheral #blood #smear
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
and laboratory diagnosis ... non-specific red cell ... polychromatophilic cells ... arrow) Peripheral smear ... Hematology #Pathology #Smear
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... size lymphoid cells ... Prolymphocytes #Smear