ALL Flashcards
▪ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL)
▪ uncontrolled growth of abnormal lymphoid cells in the
spleen, bone marrow, and lymph nodes
Proliferation of abnormal lymphoid lineage in the bm
ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL)
▪ DEFECT:
DNA synthesis of lymphoblasts
• not defective but longer than normal tissues (?)
> 1hour
▪ ALL: primarily a disease of
childhood and adolescence
• accounting for [?] of childhood cancers and up to [?] of childhood leukemia (peak is at [?)
25%
75%
2 years of age
• most common:
children between 2-10 years old
uncontrolled growth of abnormal lymphoid cells in the bm = abnormal infiltration of cells in:
bm, spleen, liver, lymph nodes
▪ same with other acute leukemias (weight loss, night sweats/malaise) but
onset is more sudden
: due to proliferation of lymph. in the bm, other blood cells are not produced
▪ cytopenia
: enlargement of spleen and liver presses on the nerves (not common in AML)
▪ cranial nerve paralysis
▪ splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and enlargement of the
superficial lymph nodes
▪ common causes of death:
- infection
- bleeding (spontaneous)
: lymph. produced are not stimulated by any microbes; no antigenic stimuli; nonreactive
- infection
- bleeding (spontaneous): due to [?]; leukemic cells infiltrates the: [?]
low platelet count (< 50 x 109 /L) or lower at (< 20 x 109 /L)
spleen and liver affecting Vit K dependent factors (↓: II, VII, IX, X)
▪ common causes of infections:
• S. aureus
• P. aeruginosa
• C. albicans
• H. influenza
• P. mirabilis
▪ WBC count:
• vary from low (< 5.0 x 109 /L) to high (> 100 x 109/L)
▪ predominant circulating cell:
leukemic lymphoid blast or lymphoblast
• except in conditions of [?] (has few or no circulating lymphoblasts)
aleukemic leukemia
▪ bone marrow:
• hypercellular (> 100 x 109/L WBC ct)
• heavily infiltrated with lymphoid cells
• presence of fibrosis (abnormal infiltration of lymphocytes in the bm causing bone pain)
B CELL ALL General criteria:
> 25% lymphoblast in BM is identified as Blineage lymphocytes
: equivalent to L1 and L2
▪ B-ALL & B-LBL
B CELL ALL morphology not mentioned by FAB
• lymphoblast with pseudopod projections often seen
▪ criteria: > 25% lymphoblasts in BM
A) Precursor B-lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)
▪ present in childhood (poor prognosis in adults)
B ALL
B LBL
T ALL
T LBL
A) Precursor B-lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)
▪ criteria: > 25% lymphoblasts in BM extranodal sites (lymph nodes and spleen; mass lession)
B) B-lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-LBL)
▪ involvement of lymph nodes which exhibits more mass lesions (less leukemic process)
B) B-lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-LBL)
▪ rare
B ALL or B LBL
B) B-lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-LBL)
T CELL ALL general criteria:
> 25% lymphoblast in BM identified as B-lineage lymphocytes
▪ present in children (15-20%) and adults (25%)
A) Precursor T-lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)
▪ more mitotic blast cell
A) Precursor T-lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)
▪ frequently found in males in all ages, predominantly in adults
B) T-lymphoblastic Lymphoma (B-LBL)
BASIS OF FAB
▪ cytologic features
▪ degree of heterogeneity in distribution among the leukemic cell population (age)
▪ cytologic features:
cell size, chromatin, nuclear shape, nucleoli, degree of basophilia in the cytoplasm, and presence of cytoplasmic vacuolation
▪ Cell size: small
L1
▪ Cell size: homogenous
L1
L3
▪ Cell size: large
L2
L3
▪ Cell size: heterogenous
L2
NON-B
L1
L2
BURKITT TYPE
L3
▪ Nucleus: regular
L1
L3
▪ Nucleus: occasional clefting
L1
▪ Nucleus: irregular
L2
▪ Nucleus: common clefting or indentation
L2
▪ Nucleus: oval to round
L3