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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
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
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
granules, and Auer ... KyleBradleyMD #Auer ... #APL #APML #Pathology ... #Hematology #Clinical ... #Smear
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 ... #Leukemia #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 ... • Other hematologic ... #hematology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
• Peripheral smear ... , smudge cells are ... immunophenotype Clinical ... to large cell lymphoma ... #oncology #hematology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
accounts for 10% of all ... - Clinical Presentation ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... Treatment • Early ... classification #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