(F) L2.3 Myelodysplastic syndrome Flashcards
- A group of acquired clonal hematologic disorders characterized by progressive cytopenias (low blood cell counts) in the peripheral blood.
- Reflects defects in the maturation of erythroid (red blood cells), myeloid (white blood cells), and/or megakaryocytic (platelets) cell lines.
- Previously known as refractory anemia, smoldering leukemia, oligoblastic leukemia, or preleukemia.
myelodysplastic syndrome
familiarize the WHO 2016 revision on myelodysplastic syndrome subtypes
- refractory cytopenias with unilineage dysplasia
- refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS)
- Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia (RCMD)
- Refractory Anemia with Excess of Blasts (RAEB-1 and RAEB-2)
- MDS Associated with Isolated del(5q)
- Childhood MDS
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome—Unclassified (MDS-U
- Idiopathic Cytopenia of Undetermined Significance (ICUS)
WHO recommends that at least 10% of cells within a lineage must show dysplasia for it to be significant for the diagnosis of MDS.
Dysplasia Threshold
What are the three dyspoises
- Dyseruthroiesis
- Dysmyelopoiesis
- Dysmegakaryopoiesis
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
a. Bone marrow
b. peripheral blood
- oval macrocytes
- hypochromic microcytes
- erythrocytic hyperplasia
- dimorphic RBC
- megaloblastoid development
- Ring sideroblasts
- poikilocytosis
- Abnormal cytoplasmic features
- internuclear bridging
- nuclear fragments
- Basophilic stippling
- multinucleated RBC precursors
- B
- B
- A
- B
- A
- A
- B
- A
- A
- A
- B
- A
myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
DYSERYTHROPOIESIS
a. Bone marrow
b. peripheral blood
- poikilocytosis
- Abnormal cytoplasmic features
- internuclear bridging
- nuclear fragments
- Basophilic stippling
- multinucleated RBC precursors
- B
- A
- A
- A
- B
- A
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
DYSMYELOPOIESIS
a. Bone marrow
b. peripheral blood
- Nuclear-cytoplasmic asynchrony
- Basophilia in cytoplasm
- Abnormal Granulation
- Nuclear anomalies
- Agranular bands
- A
- B
- A&B
4.A
5.B
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
DYSMYELOPOIESIS
a. Bone marrow
b. peripheral blood
- Abnormal nuclear features
- Granulocytic hypoplasia or hyperplasia
- monocytic hyperplasia
- abnormal localization of immature precursors
- B
- A
- A
- A
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
DYSMEGAKARYOPOIESIS
a. Bone marrow
b. peripheral blood
- abnormal megakaryocytes
- Nuclear abnormalities
- Giant platelets
- abnormal platelet granulation
- Circulating micromegakaryocytes
- A
- A
- B
- B
- B
Myeloid neoplasms with features of both myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN).
Characteristics: Presence of both cytopenias (low blood cell counts) and cytoses (high blood cell counts).
Clonal Disorder: Characterized by persistent monocytosis of more than 1.0 monocyte x 109/L (monocyte count >0.5 × 10^9/L and >10% in peripheral blood).
Absence of the BCR/ABL1 fusion gene
Blasts and Promonocytes: Less than 20% in peripheral blood and bone marrow.
Exclusion Criteria: Does not meet diagnostic criteria for other myeloproliferative neoplasms or myeloid/lymphoid neoplasms with eosinophilia and specific gene rearrangements (PDGFRA, PDGFRB, FGFR1, or JAK2).
Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MDS/MPN)
CMML
- PB – 2% blasts; BM – less than 5% Blasts
- PB – 2-4% blasts; BM – less than 5-9% Blasts
- PB – 5-19% blasts; BM – 10-19% Blasts
A. CMML-0
B. CMML-1
C. CMML-2
ABC
CMML subtypes
- White blood cell (WBC) count <13 × 10^9/L.
- WBC count ≥13 × 10^9/L.
a. myeloproliferative CMML
b. myelodysplastic CMML
BA
CMML
what are the common cytogenetic abnormalities in CMML?
trisomy 8
loss of all or part of chromosome 7
Leukocytosis with dysplastic neutrophils and their precursors.
Basophilia may be present but is not prominent.
Multilineage dysplasia is common.
BCR::ABL1 fusion gene is absent.
Karyotype abnormalities in about one-third of patients.
Nearly a
MDS/MPN with SF3B1 Mutation and Thrombocytosis (MDS/MPN-SF3B1-T)
aka
atypical chronic myeloid leukemia
CMML
Pseudo-Pelger-Huët cells.
Hypogranularity.
Bizarre segmentation
MDS / MPN with neutrophilia
neutrophil dysplasia
- Characteristics:
15% or more ring sideroblasts. - Anemia and dysplasia in at least the erythroid lineage.
- Platelet count persistently elevated (≥450 × 10^9/L).
- Common mutations: SF3B1 and JAK2 p.V617F, among others.
- Prognosis: Most favorable among MDS/MPN, with a median overall survival of 76 to 128 months.
MDS/MPN with SF3B1 Mutation and Thrombocytosis (MDS/MPN-SF3B1-T)
Used for cases that meet the criteria for MDS/MPN but do not fit into the specific subcategories.
Diagnosis: Based on time of diagnosis, clinical history, and detection of molecular aberrations.
MDS/MPN, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)
A childhood disorder characterized by the proliferation of granulocytic (a type of white blood cell) and monocytic (another type of white blood cell) lineages.
Affects children from 1 month to 14 years of age
Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML)
A diverse group of diseases with varying clinical presentations and natural histories, identified by their lineage.
Neoplastic Transformation: Results in abnormal changes in growth and differentiation patterns, leading to lymphoma.
mature lymphoid neoplasms
MLN
Common diseases under MLN
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL):
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL)
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms (PCNs):
MLN
helps define disorders according to cell differentiation
a. immunophenotyping by flow cytometry
b. immunohistochemistry
a
Prevalence: Most common leukemia in adults, about 1% of all new cancer cases in the U.S. annually.
Nature: Malignancy of B lymphocytes; earlier T-cell varieties reclassified among mature T-cell neoplasms.
Demographics: Typically affects older adults, median diagnosis age ~69 years, slight male preponderance.
Incidence: Approximately 4.6 cases per 100,000 persons annually in the U.S.
Detection: Often asymptomatic; detected via abnormal CBC during routine screening or noted lymphadenopathy/splenomegaly.
Diagnosis Criteria: Requires ≥5 × 10^9/L circulating B lymphocytes with clonality confirmed by flow cytometry
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL)
CLL/SLL
scoring system
1-2 =
3 =
1-2 =Non-hodgkin lymphoma
3= further testing such as lymph node biopsy or molecular tests
T or F
Peripheral blood anaylsis is enough for CLL / SLL
f (not enough)
CLL / SLL
how is the chromatin pattern described?
cobbleston / pepperoni pizza
CLL / SLL
T or F
low concentrations of smudge cells are linked to better prognosis
F (higher >30 is linked to better prognosis)
CLL / SLL
a. Del (17p) and TP53
b. Unmutated IGHV
c. Mutated IGHV
- Worst prognostic indicators, predict resistance to standard treatments.
- More aggressive disease, often with additional unfavorable genetic changes
- Better outcomes, respond well to standard treatments.
ABC
CLL / SLL
Staging systems
a. Rai and Binet systems
b. Risk categories
c. autoimmune phenomena
- Reflects the degree fo oranomegaly / lymphadenopathy or marrow function compromise
- Affect up to 25% of patients; important to rule out autoimmune causes of anemia or thrombocytopenia to avoid incorrect staging.
- sed to categorize patients based on organ involvement and marrow function
BCA
CLL / SLL
Cell markers
a. CD49d, CD38, ZAP70
b. CD49d
c. CD38
d. ZAP70
e. NOTCH1, SF3B, BIRC3
- Higher proliferative capacity, potential for progression.
- Incorporated into standard panels; significant cutoff established.
- Testing variability; methylation states more reproducible but limited to research labs.
- Indicators of unfavorable prognosis.
- Negative prognostic value, not yet routine in clinical practice.
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