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Hematopathology I Flashcards

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Pancytopenia

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Major Causes
Aplastic anemia
Tumor in bone marrow
Marrow fibrosis

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Pancytopenia

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Major Causes

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Pancytopenia

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Neutrophilia

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Neutropenia

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Agranulocytosis

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Leukemoid Reaction

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Leukoerythroblastic reaction

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Myelofibrosis

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Extramedullary hematopoeisis

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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AML

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Plasma Cell myeloma

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Neutrophilia

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Major Causes

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Neutropenia

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Major Causes

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Agranulocytosis

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Major Causes

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Leukemoid Reaction

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Major Causes

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Leukoerythroblastic reaction

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Major Causes

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Myelofibrosis

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Major Causes

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Extramedullary hematopoeisis

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Major Causes

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Myelofibrosis

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Major Causes
- Fibrosis of marrow
- Due to Chronic myeloproliferative disease
Metastatic tumors or lymphomas can also cause this

Radiation, chemicals, autoimmune also cause

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Extramedullary hematopoeisis

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Major Causes
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- Hematopoietic cell production outside bone marrow
- Primarily Spleen or Lymph nodes/liver
Chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm
Severe hemolytic anemia
Marow replacement

Not observed in marrow aplasia

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AML

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings
- Accumulation of immature myeloid precursors

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings
- Immature and defective hematopoiesis

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis
- Increased risk of becoming AML

Laboratory Features

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Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

  • Children
  • Good prognosis

Peripheral Blood findings
- Acute lymphoid precursors

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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What does the evaluation of hematopoietic disorders begin with?

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Peripheral blood smear

Percentage and number of erythrocytes and myeloid precursors

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What are categories of white cell disorders?

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Proliferative or Leukopenia

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What is leukopenia?

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Occurs as a result of increased consumption of white blood cells

Supression of myelopoeisis

Replacement of normal hematopoietic precursors

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What is a monoclonal gammopathy?

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Presence of immunoprotein from one clone

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Neutrophilia

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Major Causes

  • Reduction in number of neutrophils
  • Inadequate granulopoiesis (aplastic anemia)
  • Ineffective granulopoiesis (B12 def, MDS)
  • Accelerated removal (infection/immune mediated)
  • Replacement of marrow
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What is a sign of neutropenia?

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Infected gums

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Neutrophilia

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Increase in PMNs

  • Reactive (Demargination, Mobilization, Increased production)
  • Neoplastic
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Neutropenia

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Major

  • Reduction in number of neutrophils
  • Inadequate granulopoiesis (aplastic anemia)
  • Ineffective granulopoiesis (B12 def, MDS)
  • Accelerated removal (infection/immune mediated)
  • Replacement of marrow
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Leukemoid Reaction

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Extreme Leukocytosis
>50,000
-Resembles leukemia
Due to:
STRESS/INFECTION
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AML

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Malignant Clonal Expansion
Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings

  • Accumulation of immature myeloid precursors
  • BLAST with AUER ROD

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

  • Children
  • Good prognosis

Peripheral Blood findings
- Acute lymphoid precursors

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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What are some toxic changes?

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Toxic granulation

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What is a dohle body?

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A pale blue structure in cytoplasm

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What is seen in flow cytometry of AML?

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CD13, CD33, CD117

43
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What is an auer rod?

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Needle accumulation of red granular material
- Myeloperoxidase

NEVER in LYMPHOID

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AML

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Malignant Clonal Expansion
Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

  • ADULTS
  • 20% of childhood leukemias

Peripheral Blood findings

  • Accumulation of immature myeloid precursors
  • BLAST with AUER ROD

Cytogenic abnormalities
-t(15:17)

Prognosis

  • 60-80% reach remission
  • 25% 5 year survival
  • 65% in
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What do you use a myeloperoxidase stain for?

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Positive for myeloid leukemias

NEVER LYMPHOBLASTS

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What is the cytogenic abnormality of AML?

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t(15:17) for better prognosis
- But acute promyelocytic leukemia

Use standard cytogenic techniques

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What do you see in acute myelomonocytic leukemia?

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Monocytic blast

  • Large cell with abundant cytoplasm
  • Azurophilic granulation

Promoncyte:
-Irregular/convoluted nuclear configuration
- More granulation
-Myeloid Blast: Smaller cells, round/oval nuclei
scant cytoplasm

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What do you see in Promyelocytic leukemia?

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Blasts: Kidney shaped
MIcrogranular variant
Hypergranular variant: Intense coarse azurophilic granules

Faggot cells (bundle of sticks)

ATRA: Induces differentation=

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How do you treat AML with t(15:17)

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This is promyelocytic leukemia

Treat with ATRA

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Acute lymphoblastic Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution

  • Children MOST COMMON CANCER in children 1-7
  • Good prognosis

Peripheral Blood findings

  • Acute lymphoid precursors, lymphoblasts
  • Anemia/thrombocytopenia

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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What are the presenting features of ALL?

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Fatigue, infections, bleeding
Bone pain
Organ Infiltration
CNS symptoms

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What is the cure rate of ALL?

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Most achieve remission (85% of children)

40% in adults

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What is the cytochemical stain for ALL?

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Myelo Negative

Flow cytometry is mostly B-cell
B cell: CD19, CD79a, CD22

Immaturity: TdT, CD34

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Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution
- Median Age: 55 years

Peripheral Blood findings

  • Marked leukocytosis
  • Eosinophilia IS COMMON
  • Basophilia is INVARIABLY PRESENT

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities
t(9:22) Philadelphia chromosome (BCR-ABL)

Prognosis
- Imantinib is a better prognosis

Laboratory Features

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Myelodysplastic syndrome

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Relative Frequency
Characterized by cytopenias, ineffective hematopoiesis, dyspoiesis

Increased risk for AML transformation

Age Distribution

Peripheral Blood findings
- Immature and defective hematopoiesis

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities

Prognosis
- Increased risk of becoming AML

Laboratory Features

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Chronic Lymphocytic leukemia

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Relative Frequency

Age Distribution
>60yo
M>F

Generalized lymphadenopathy 50-60%

Peripheral Blood findings

  • B-cell neoplasm
  • Monotypic kappa or lambda light chains

Bone marrow findings

Cytogenic abnormalities
- Aberrantly expressed CD5

Prognosis

Laboratory Features

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What are T cell lineage markers?

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CD3, CD5, CD2, CD7, CD4, CD8

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What are cytogenic abnormalities of Favorable B-ALL?

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High Hyperdiploid (>50)

T(12:21) TEL-AML

59
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What are unfavorable cytogenic abnormalities B-ALL?

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Hypodiploid
t(9:22) BCR-ABL
11q23

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What are diagnostic cells seen in CLL?

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SMUDGE CELLS

- Degenerating material of dying lymphocytes

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What are the bone marrow findings in CLL?

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Nodular

Interstitial

Diffuse

Small round lymphocytes

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What is dysopoeisis?

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Abnormal morphologic features of myeloid, erythroid, megakaryocytic

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What are features of myelodysplastic syndrome?

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Elderly

Infection, fatigue, hemorrhage

50% asymptomatic

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What does prognosis depend on for myelodysplatic syndrome?

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Blast percentage
Cytogenic abnormalities
Degree of cytopenias
Age

65
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How do you classify MDS?

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Cytologic

  • RInged sideroblasts (erythrocytes)
  • Dyspoiesis in one, two, or three cell lines
  • Cytogenic abnormalities
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What is a classic feature of blood smear in MDS?

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Dimorphic red cell population (normochromic, hypochromic)

67
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What is a hypolobate PMN?

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One or two lobes instead of 3 -5

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What distinguishes dysmegakaryopoiesis?

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Small hypolobate megakaryocytes with nuclei spaced far apart

69
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What are the cytogenics of MDS?

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Chromosomal Abnormalities

Trisomies/deletions are common

Specific translocation are UNCOMMON

70
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What are the types of chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms?

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Chronic myleogenous leukemia

Polycythemia vera

Essential thrombocytopenia

Primary myelofibrosis

71
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What is the mutation seen in some myeloproliferative neoplasms?

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JAK2 V617F mutations

Seen in pts with polycythemia vera and half of patients with essential thrombocythemia/primary myelofibrosis

72
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How does V617F mutation function?

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It makes JAK active to phosphorylate downstream signaling molecules in the absence of signal to do uncontrolled proliferation (STATS)

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What are signs of essential thrombocythemia?

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Chronic myeloproliferative disorder

Thrombosis to hemorrhage

Splenomegaly in 50% patients

Adult Disease 50-60 year olds

Rarely transforms to AML or Myelofibrosis

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What do you seen in essential thrombocythemia?

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ATYPICAL MEGAKARYOCYTES (staghorn cells)

HIGH SURVIVAL

75
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What age is primary myelofibrosis hit?

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MIddle age and elderly

Progressive development of splenomegaly

SURVIVAL 3 years

5-20% progress to acute leukemia

76
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What is the blood morph of primary myelofibrosis?

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Tear drop RBCs

Leukoerythroblastic reaction- Immature myeloid cells and nucelated RBCs

77
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What are the stages of Primary myelofibrosis?

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Cellular stage :hypercellular

Fibrotic stage: Hypocellular marrow, increased marrow fibrosis, intrasinusoidal hematopoiesis

78
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What are the stages of Primary myelofibrosis?

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Cellular stage :hypercellular

Fibrotic stage: Hypocellular marrow, increased marrow fibrosis, intrasinusoidal hematopoiesis

79
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What is the monoclonal immunoglobulin called in plasma cell neoplasms?

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M-protein, monoclonal protein

80
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What are the plasma cell neoplasms?

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Monoclonal gammopathy of Undertermined significance

Solitary myeloma

Plasma cell Myeloma (worst)

81
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What are features of MGUS?

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Over 70

Incidental

25% progress to disease over 20 years

82
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What are characteristics of solitary myeloma?

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Solitary bone lesion

Extraosseous: Lung/pharynx or nasal sinuses

Treated with local radiation

83
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What are characteristics of plasmal cell myeloma?

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Bone Marrow

Monoclonal IgG, IgA, light chain protein in urine

See normal plasma cells (clock face chromatin

Symptomatic: HyperCalcemia (renal insu, anemia, bony LYTIC lesion)

Asymptomatic: M-protein in serum, bone marrow involvement
NO END ORGAN DAMGE

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What do you see in plasma cell myeloma?

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Lytic lesions of bone

Rouleaux: Linear arrays of RBCS

85
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What is the prognosis of plasma cell myeloma?

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> 8 year survival

Prognosis: Cytogenic, performance, LDH, Age

86
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What are the therapies for plasma cell myeoma?

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Immune modulators and proteasome inhibitors and autologus stem cell transplant

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