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Here are very large, immature myeloblasts with many nucleoli. A distincitve feature of these blasts is
, immature myeloblasts ... a linear red "Auer ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #Auer ... #Rods #AuerRods
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... granules, and Auer ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
with occasional Auer ... hospitalization and treatment ... #Clinical #Path ... #Microscopy #Auer ... #Rods #AuerRods
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
peripheral blood smear ... Neutrophils • Immature/Myeloblasts ... Age: 50-60 • Auer ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hypersegmented neutrophil in a case of acute myeloid leukemia.

Dysplastic neutrophils are typically hypolobated but can be
acute myeloid leukemia ... Dysplastic neutrophils are ... #neutrophils #AML ... #Clinical #Hematology ... #Pathology #Smear
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Most common leukemia ... • Peripheral smear ... , smudge cells are ... immunophenotype Clinical ... #oncology #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
large numbers and are ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... • Peripheral smear ... microglobulin Treatment ... workup #oncology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... spleen or liver are ... involved) • No leukemic ... involvement Differential ... #hematology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Band neutrophils are ... on the left Myeloblast ... Tissue damage • Leukemia ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... Peripheral blood smear ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology