Leukemias and Lymphomas

Question 1

MC childhood malignancy

Answer 1

ALL

Question 2

• MC acute leukemia in adults

- Auer Rods

Answer 2

AML

Question 3

• MC leukemia in adults
• Malignancy of B lymphocytes
• Smudge cells

Answer 3

CLL

Question 4

• Often ASx

- Philly chromosome

Answer 4

CML

Question 5

• Lymphocyte neoplasm with bimodal peaks in 20s & >50
• Painless, cervical LAD.
• Pain in nodes p ETOH
• Reed-Sternberg cells on Bx

Answer 5

Hodgkins Lymphoma

Question 6

• Painless, persistant LAD.

- Fever, night sweats

Answer 6

NHL

Question 7

Malignancy of plasma cells–> from B lymphocytes–>resulting in marrow replacement–>pnacytopenia, bone pain, pathologic fxs

Answer 7

Multiple Myeloma

Tx: BMT