LEUKEMIA Flashcards
malignant neoplasm of the blood-forming tissues of the BM, spleen, and lymphatics
leukemia
old way of classifying leukemia
French-American-British classification
t or f. more blasts will lead to a shorter and more fatal disease
true
what is increased in shift to the left?
more younger forms of WBCs in the PBS
normal M:E ratio in adults
2:1 to 4:1
M:E ratio in leukemic patients
10:1
type of anemia that is commonly present in cases of acute leukemia
normocytic, normochromic
acute vs chronic leukemia (3 each)
acute
- short duration of symptoms
- immature cell forms in BM
- increased total WBC ct
chronic
- long duration of symptoms
- mature cell forms in BM
- low to extremely high WBC ct
new way of classifying leukemia
WHO classification
2 basis in classifying leukemia accdg to FAB:
morphology of cells in Romanowsky-stained smear
based on cytologic and histochemical characteristics
2 cytochemical stains used
myeloperoxidase
sudan black b
romanowsky composition (2)
methylene blue
eosin y/eosin b
romanowsky stain examples
wright’s, giemsa, may-grunwald
MPO and SBB of lymphocytic leukemias
MPO negative
SBB negative
most common form of childhood leukemia
acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)
ALL subtypes
L1, L2, L3
which ALL is called Burkitt-type of leukemia
ALL L3
basis of classification for ALL (6)
aic ncc
- age
- immunologic markers
- cell size
- nucleus and nucleolus
- chromatin
- cytoplasm
ALL that has nuclear and cytoplasmic vacuoles
ALL L3
ALL present in 70% of children
ALL L1
ALL present in 70% of adults
ALL L2
rare in children and adult
ALL L3
immunologic marker: CD24
ALL L3
immunologic marker: CD10
ALL L1
immunologic marker: TdT only
ALL L2
cell size: small blasts
ALL L1
cell size: hetero large blasts
ALL L2
cell size: homo large blasts
ALL L3
cytochemistry:
PAS positive
ORO positive
ALL L1 and ALL L2
cytochemistry:
MGP positive
ORO positive
ALL L3
most common type of leukemia in the elderly
chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)
CLL characteristics: (2)
- persistent lymphocytosis
- increased number of smudge and rieder cells
nuclear remnants of the lymphocytes; thumbprint appearance
smudge cells
lymphocytes with notched, lobulated or cloverleaf-like nucleus
rieder cells