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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
Prolymphocytes

In our case, the patient has T-prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL) not Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).  🔬Tumor
T-prolymphocytic leukemia ... Acute Myeloid Leukemia ... 🔬Tumor cells are ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
blasts in the peripheral ... blood smear or ... maturation • (Peripheral ... smear: Blasts ... are in the Lymph
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... polychromatophilic cells ... smear changes are ... anemia #Hematology #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... or basket cells ... Hypogammaglobulinemia • Warm
Sickle cells
These photos show sickle cells on peripheral blood smears. In the left photo target cells
cells on peripheral ... blood smears. ... target cells are ... sickle unless they are ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear
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 ... Acanthocytes are ... #NEJM #clinical ... #blood #smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Diagnosis: • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... lymphocytes, smudge cells ... are characteristic ... • Peripheral flow
Peripheral Left Cranial Nerve 7 (Bell's) Palsy: Picture on left demonstrates inability to raise left 
eyebrow
Peripheral Left ... These findings are ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... Images #Clinical #Photo ... #UCSDH
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 ... BloodSmear #Blood #Smear