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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Diagnosis: • ... cytometry • Peripheral ... smear: Smudge cells ... aplasia • ITP
Peripheral blood findings in microangiopathic hemolytic anemia.  DIC is a clinical and laboratory diagnosis, not
Peripheral blood ... DIC is a clinical ... and laboratory diagnosis ... #Pathology #Smear ... #Microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
: • Peripheral ... smear → small rnature-appearing ... • Peripheral flow ... immunophenotype Clinical ... #hemeonc #diagnosis
Pity this Giant Pronormoblast from an elderly pt w pure red cell aplasia. In the proper
pt w pure red cell ... aplasia. ... #Parvovirus #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... #Hematology #Clinical
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Smear: • Dysplastic ... Causes • Anemia • Aplastic ... blood smear • ... Myelodysplastic #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #hematology #oncology
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Clinical suspicion ... Amyloidosis Clinical ... Lymphocyte Proliferation ... chains as part of plasma-cell ... polarized light microscopy
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview

Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors

Findings:
 • Bleeding
 • Recent history
organ damage Clinical ... D-Dimer: ↑ • Peripheral ... smear: Schistocytes ... , helmet cells ... #Coagulation #diagnosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Plasma cell neoplasms ... plasmacytoma) Clinical ... ridging around the periphery ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... #Workup #Hematology