LEUKEMIA/LYMPHOMA Flashcards
Most common Leukemia in Children
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Burkitt-type Leukemia
L3
ALL classification with cytoplasmic vacuoles
L3
Nucleolus of L3
2 - 5
PAS (-)
Methyl Green Pyronine (MGP) (+)
oro (+)
L3
Immunologic markers in ALL
E. rosettes
Surface Ig
Serum Anti-ALL
(+) E rosettes
T-ALL
Surface Ig (+)
B-ALL
Serum anti-ALL
Common ALL
Most common type of Leukemia in Elderly
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
increased number of Smudge cells & Reider cells
CLL
Variations in CLL
Lymphosarcoma cell leukemia
Prolymphocytic leukemia
Hairy-cell leukemia
Lymphocytic Leukemia general result in MPO & SBB
Both Negative
Leukemia general characteristics
inc. WBC - shift to the left
M:E ratio 10:1
more blasts
type of anemia usually present in acute leukemia
normocytic normochromic
is it possible to perform an SBB stain on several months old slide?
YES
Fresh specimen is required and ligh sensitive staining
MPO
AML with myelcytic origine
M0, M1, M2, M3, M4, M6
AML with auer rod presence
M1, M2, M3, M4, M6
Naegeli monocytic leukemia
M4
M4E
AMML, with increased marrow eosinophils
Schilling Leukemia
M5
AMoL, well differentiated
M5b
-middle-aged adults
<80% monoblasts
Acute monocytic Leukemia
AMoL poorly differentiated
M5a
seen in children
>80% monoblasts in BM
DiGuglielmo’s syndrome
Acute Erythroleukemia / M6
Eryhtroid cells strongly PAS (+) in AML
Acute Erythroleukemia / M6
FACTOR VIII stain positive
M7
Acute Megakaryocytic leukemia
M7
requires immunocytochem for accurate diagnosis
M7