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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 ... Plasmacytomas #PlasmaCell #Leukemia ... #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 ... Prolymphocytes #Smear ... #Peripheral #Pathology ... Microscopy #Clinical #Blood
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (blood). Typical morphologic features are bilobed ("butterfly") nuclei with dispersed chromatin, subtle to
promyelocytic leukemia ... (blood). ... promyelocytic #leukemia ... #APL #APML #Pathology ... Hematology #Clinical #Smear
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
the peripheral blood ... smear or on bone ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... • Peripheral smear ... #Hematology #Oncology
African Trypanosomiasis - The examination was notable for the two erythematous lesions, each measuring 3 to
A peripheral-blood ... smear revealed ... Clinical #Derm #Pathology ... #Smear #Microscopy ... TrypanosomaBrucei #NEJM
Peripheral-Blood Smear. A peripheral-blood smear (Wright’s stain) shows spherocytes (selectively indicated by arrows). #Clinical #Pathology #Spherocytosis
Peripheral-Blood ... Smear. ... smear (Wright’s ... #Clinical #Pathology ... HereditarySpherocytosis #NEJM
A 37-year-old woman initially presented with pancytopenia and found to have leukopenia (2.1 × 103/μL) with
a bone marrow (BM ... her peripheral blood ... smear showed hypogranular ... Path #BloodSmear #Blood ... #Smear #Microscopy
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia ... • Most common leukemia ... • Peripheral smear ... Lymphocytosis: Absolute blood ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Peripheral Smear ... Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... smear • Bone marrow ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Toxic injury to BM ... Parvovirus B19 - EBV ... ) • Leukemia ... result from low blood ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology