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

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... Leukemia): • Lymphocytes ... smear: Blasts APML ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
, smudge cells are ... transformation) Treatment ... AIHA, PRCA) • Treatment ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic ... microglobulin Treatment ... Transform to DLBCL, PML ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome in APML ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Release from blast cells ... diagnosis #management #hematology ... #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
HL (MCHL) - Lymphocyte ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Workup ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
IgG4-Related Disease
Clinical history:  Man, 60 years, multiorgan involvement, unique or multiple inflammatory pseudotumor
4 phenotypes:
 •
No necrosis, No vasculitis ... increased IgG4+ cells ... " Treatment: ... management #phenotypes #workup ... #treatment #rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Summary of Oncologic ... full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... “big & sticky” cells
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
glands: • Focal lymphocytic ... UIP, NSIP): • Lymphocytic ... ) • Cutaneous vasculitis ... : 2% Systemic Vasculitis ... Adenocarcinoma Treatment
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
from the plasma cells ... Bone marrow Treatment ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology