Acute and Chronic Leukemias-Usera Flashcards
What are the 2 types of myelogenous leukemias?
Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
What are the four types of Lymphocytic/lymphoblastic leukemias?
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Hairy Cell Leukemia
Adult T cell Leukemia
What are the 2 types of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)?
B cell and T cell
What is HTLV-1?
a type of adult T cell Leukemia
What kind of leukemia is prevalent in 0-14 year olds?
ALL
What kind of leukemia is prevalent in 15-59 year olds?
AML
What kind of leukemia is prevalent in 40-60 year olds?
AML/CML
What kind of leukemia is prevalent in elderly adults (greater than 60)?
CLL
What is this:
maturational arrest in granulocyte development, leading to proliferation of malignant precursor cells
Acute myelogenous leukemia
What age groups get acute myelogenous leukemia?
young to middle aged adults
APL acute myeloid leukemia has a recurrent genetic abnormality, what is it?
t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML-RARA
What AML are not otherwise specified?
AML with maturation
Acute monoblastic/monocytic leukaemia
What are the clinical features of AML?
anemia thrombocytopenia neutropenia leukocytosis with increased blasts Evidence of marrow failure
What are the signs/symptoms of AML?
fatigue
bleeding/ecchymoses
DIC (APL)
gum infiltration (monocytic)
If you have a marrow failures, what will you see?
marrow packed with blasts
What do you do with an aspirate?
flow cytometry smear cytogenetics (FISH, Karyotype)
In AML you are going to see (blank), the features of these are fine powdery chromatin, they are immature cells with widely dispersed chromatin with high nuclear cytoplasmic ratio.
blasts
The only morphologic key when dealing with blasts is (blank). They tell you if they are myeloid cells. (cuz they are fused primary granules)
auer rods
Acute promyelocytic leukemia corresponds to (blank).
FAB M3
APML with t(blank), q(blank)
15;17
22;12
Acute promyelocytic leukemia is found in (blank) percent of AML
5-8
What age group gets promyelocytic leukemia?
any age, but usually 3-5 decades of life
What does APML typically present with?
DIC
APML often has large numbers of (blank)
auer rods
IF you see tons and tons of auer rods what should you be thinking of?
promyelocytic leukemia
What is the pathogenesis behind the APL translocation?
balanced translocation b/w RARA and PML that results in a fusion product that arrests the cell at the maturational stage so it cant progress from promyelocyte to myelocyte.
What is RARA and what does this mean for APL?
it is a retinoid acid receptor alpha (receptor for vit A) so this means if you get APL you can cure it by taking vit A and an alkylating agent
APL has a translocation between chromosome (blank) and (Blank)
15 and 17
How do you treat acute promyelocytic leukemia?
ATRA and alkylating agent
80-90% remission
What is this:
auer rods are rare
gum infiltration is frequently the presenting sign
Acute monocytic leukemia