DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CML AND LR

Question 1

mention 4 characteristics of chronic myelogenous leukemia

Answer 1

1. There is increase in all granules
2. Prescence of dyspoietic morphology
3. Platelet are involved; giant and hypogranular forms seen
4. Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase score is markedly decreased

Question 2

what are the characteristics of leukemoid reaction

Answer 2

1. increase in neutrophils and their immature forms
2. reactive morphology is present but no dyspoietic morphology
3. No abnormal platelet morphology
4. Leukocyte phosphatase is markedly decreased