2 hematopathology 1: Myeloid and Lymphoid Bone Marrow Disorders (mike) Flashcards
What is a chronic myeloproliferative disorder with increased neutrophils and granulocytic precursors? Is there an increase in basophils? Is it common in children?
- CML
- Yes, this is a key characteristic
- No- and its only 15% of leukemias in adults
What are some possible symptoms of CML?
lethargy, fatigue, weight loss, splenomegaly
What do we see in the peripheral blood in CML? What about the bone marrow?
- leukocytosis, left shift with full range of myeloid progenitors, ABSOLUTE BASOPHILIA.
- hyper cellular with increased myeloid:erythroid ratio
What do the megakaryocytes look like in CML?
small hypolobate
Shotened chromosome 22 is known as the what?
philadelphia chromosome
t(9;22)
What type of enzyme is ABL? what happens when it is fused to BCR? what do we treat with?
- Tyrosine Kinase
- enzyme becomes constitutively activated–> downstream proliferation and differentiation
- Imatinib
Since new drug findings, what is the current prognosis of CML?
full life expectancy
what is a clonal lymphoproliferative disorder of mature lymphocytes?
CLL
What is expressed in CLL?B-
B-cell neoplasms which express mature B-cell antigens, monotypic kappa or lambda light chains, and ABERRANTLY EXPRESS CD5.
Is CLL indolent or aggressive? is it more common in males or females?
- Indolent
2. males
Is generalized lymphadenopathy common in CLL?
50-60% will have along with lymphocytosis, liver and spleen involvement
What cells do we see on a peripheral blood smear of CLL patient?
- monomorphous small mature lymphocytes with clumped chromatin
- smudge cells
Bone marrow biopsy in CLL will show nodular, interstitial or diffuse involvement by what cells?
small mature lymphocytes with predominantly round nuclei.
What is a clonal myeloid stem cell disorder with cytopenias, ineffective hematopoiesis, and dyspoiesis? what is the increased risk of transformation to in this case?
- myelodysplastic syndromes
2. AML
What is abnormal morphologic features in the maturing myeloid, erythroid and megakaryocytic cells?
- Dyspoiesis
How do people present with Myelodysplastic Syndromes? what do 1/3 of patients progress to?
- 50% with infections, hemorrhage and fatigue and 50% asymptomatic
- acute leukemia
Review the WHO classification of MDS-
Classification based on
–Number of blasts in peripheral blood and bone marrow
–Cytologic features•Ring sideroblasts•Dyspoiesis in one, two or all three cell lines
–Cytogenetic abnormalities
What is the morphology of MDS?
Pancytopenia with dyspoietic features of RBCs, granulocytes, platelets/megak.
you may also see increased myeloblasts