ALL Flashcards
1
Q
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A
Fatigue Rapidly progressive bone pain Acute onset Maybe fever Petechial rash
2
Q
Diffs
A
Juvenile arthritis
Osteomyelitis
Leukaemia
3
Q
Ix
A
Blood count- maybe pancytopenia
Lot of blasts on film, with few mature cells
Flow cytometry of surf prots to determine if myeloid or lymphoid lineage
Cytogenetics and molecular studies for dis and prognostic markers
4
Q
Defin
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Prolif of B or T lymphoid blasts
5
Q
Incidence
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Peak at 0-4yo
Uncomm over 20
6
Q
Mx
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Chemo, usually in a trial
90-95% LT surv
