22) MDS Flashcards
primary characteristics of MDS
- PB cytopenia
- cellular maturation abnormalities (dyspoiesis)
- BM hyperplasia
excessive apoptosis in the BM
MDS
MDS incidence
most common >50 years
60% males
3-13 per 100,000
most common finding in MDS
anemia
the only cell that might be ↑ in MDS is…
monos
MDS usually leads to a ———– anemia
macrocytic (similar to megaloblastic)
may be dimorphic pop
will NOT be present in granulocytes with MDS
- toxic gran
- dohle bodies
- vacuolization
signs of dysgranulopoiesis
- agranular/hypogranular
- bluer cytoplasm
- pseudo-PH
- hypersegmentation
- donut shape nucleus
- bright pink granules
- dense blue rim in cytoplasm
- Auer rods
- ↓ enzyme activity
- functional defects
signs of dysthrombopoiesis
- giant plts
- hypogranular plts
- large granules
- micromegakaryocytes
- abnormal megakaryocyte nucleus shape
in MDS, …… in BM ↑ risk of leukemia
central clusters of myeloid precursors
———- hyperplasia most common in MDS
erythroid
signs of dyserythropoiesis
- megaloblastoid nucleus/asynchrony
- giant, multinucleated erythroblasts
- nuclear budding
- karryhorhexis
- vacuoles or stippling
- ringed sideroblasts
iron, B12, folate in MDS
- serum iron normal or ↑
- TIBC normal or ↓
- B12/folate normal or ↑
dysgranulopoiesis may lead to blasts with…
few granules
MDS-SLD
MDS with single lineage dysplasia
cytopenia in 1+ cell lines, dysplasia in only 1 cell line
MDS-SLD
most common MDS-SLS
and others
refractory anemia
refractory neutropenia
refractory thrombocytopenia
refractory anemia from MDS-SLD is usually…
normocytic or macrocytic
MDS-RS
MDS with ringed sideroblasts