(MDS/MPN) - Overlap syndromes + Acute Myeloid Leukemia Flashcards

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Are there any detectable genetic abnormalities for MDS/MPN?

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yes
but none specific for MDS/MPN

(-)BCR-ABL-1

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What are the general features seen in MDS/MPN?

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usually leukocytosis

hypercellular bone marrow

normal/slightly increased blast (<20%)

maturation is present but hematopoiesis effectiveness is variable

organomegaly is common

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What are the diagnostic criteria for Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML)?

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  • persistent monocytosis at least 6 months
  • leukocytosis (common)
  • dyspoiesis present in 1 or more cell lineage
  • <20% blasts in blood & bone marrow
  • No Ph Chromosome or BCR-ABL1 fusion gene
  • No rearrangement of PDGFRA (platelet derived growth factor A), PDGRFAB, FGFR1, or PCM1-JAK2
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If a patient has all the diagnostic criteria for CMML except that they have >20% blasts, what condition do they have?

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AML

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What are the risk factors for developing CMML?

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older age

male

environmental toxins

radiation

previous chemotherapy

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What is the clinical presentation of patients with CMML?

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splenomegaly & hepatomegaly are common

tissue-based leukemic infiltrates may occur

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What would you expect to seen a peripheral blood smear from a patient with CMML?

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  • absolute monocytosis
  • +/- absolute leukocytosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia
  • dysplasia (esp. granulocytes)
    • hypolobated neutrophils & hypogranular
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What is a major differentiating factor between CML & CMML?

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CML = (+) BCR-ABL1

CMML = (-) BCR-ABL1

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What would you expect to seen a bone marrow sample from a patient with CMML?

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dyspoiesis in the aspirate (megakaryocytes)

biopsy with mild/moderate reticulin fibrosis

typically hypercellular (less than CML)

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What is the prognosis of CMML?

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may progress to AML

wide spectrum of survival times

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What is AML & what is the cause?

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clonal proliferation of immature myeloid cells, usually blasts

caused by acquired mutations of hemopoietic stem cells that impede differentiation & block maturation

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12
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What tissue is rarely involved with AML?

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lymph node

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13
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Is AML more common in adults of children?

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accounts for 80% of acute leukemias in adults

only 20% in children - except it IS the most common acute leukemia in neonates

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Does primary or secondary AML have a worse prognosis?

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AML arising secondary to myelodysplasia or therapy has worse prognosis

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What type of AML tend to arise de novo?

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AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities

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What risk factors are associated with AML?

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down syndrome

fanconi anemia

bloom syndrome

benzene

alkylating agents

topoisomerase inhibitors

ionizing radiation

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De novo AML typically has what type of genetic factors associated with it?

What about AML that arises from myelodysplasia or from DNA-damaging drugs?

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  • primary (de novo)
    • balanced chromosomal translocations
  • secondary
    • deletions or monosomies involving chromosomes 5 & 7
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What clinical signs are often seen in patients with AML?

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  • nonspecific symptoms
    • anemia, weakness, pallor, malaise, fever, fatigue, bone pain
  • gingival hyperplasia
    • monocytic lineage
  • Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with acute promyelocytic leukemia
  • organomegaly is uncommon
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19
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In AML, blasts must comprise >20% of marrow cells except in what cases?

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AML with specific cytogenetic abnormalities

some erythroleukemias

20
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What do the myeloblasts look like in AML?

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delicate nuclear chromatin

2-4 nucleoli

abundant cytoplasm

fine, azurophilic, peroxidase (+) granules or distinctive peroxidase (+) Auer rods

21
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What do the monoblast look like in AML?

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folded or lobulated nuclei

lack Auer rods

usually express non-specific esterase

usually do not express peroxidase

22
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What are the general peripheral blood & marrow features of AML?

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peripheral counts vary (usually anemia + thrombocytopenia)

marrow cellularity usually increased

blast maturation varies

dysplasia in one or more lineage is common (not required)

23
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What is the most common type of childhood AML?

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AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22); RUNX-1-RUNX1-T1

24
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What is the genetic cause of AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22)?

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Fusion gene of RUNX1 (core binding factor alpha) and RUNX1T1 to form RUNX1-RUNX1T1

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What are the clinical features of AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22)?

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predominantly in younger patients

generally some maturation of neutrophil lineage

large & small blasts - frequent Auer rods

good response to chemotherapy

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What is the genetic cause of AML with inv(16)(p13.1q22)?

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CBFB-MYH11 fusion gene (core binding factor beta - smooth muscle myosin heavy chain)

27
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What are the clinical features of AML with inv(16)(p13.1q22)?

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  • mostly younger age groups
  • monocytic & granulocytic differnetiation
  • abnormal eosinophil component
    • immature eosinophilic granules are abnormally large - purple & numerous
  • blasts have Auer rods
  • high rate survival
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What is the genetic mutation associated with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA?

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  • balanced t(15;17)(q22;q22)
    • results in formation PML-RARa fusion gene
    • drives proliferation of promyelocytes
29
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What are the two type of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA? How are they different?

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  • microgranular
    • high peripheral blood WBC count - resemble monocytes
    • fine pink granules in cytoplasm
    • usually no discernable Auer rods
    • procoagulants in granules → DIC
  • hypergranular
    • many Auer rods within each cell
30
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Why is rapid diagnosis of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA so important?

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patients commonly develop DIC, which is one of the few hematologic emergencies

31
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What are the clinical features seen in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA?

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  • typically middle aged adults
  • abnormal promyelocytes predominate
  • strongly myeloperoxidase positive
  • patients commonly develop DIC
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How is Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA treated? Prognosis?

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all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) & arsenic trioxide

they induce differentiation and maturation of the malignant promyelocytes

Good prognosis

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What are the clinical features of AML with Myelodysplasia-Related Changes?

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generally the elderly

severe pancytopenia & multilineage dysplasia

generally poor prognosis

34
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What are the criteria for a diagnosis of AML with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC)?

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  • AML >20% blasts in blood/BM
    • prior history of MDS or MDS/MPN
    • cytogenic/molecular abnormalities associated with MDS
  • Should NOT have genetic abnormalities that place it into AML with recurrent genetic abnormalities
35
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How long after treatment do therapy-related myeloid neoplasms usually develop? How do they present? Prognosis?

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5-10 yrs

marrow failure & cytopenias

(some will present as overt AML 1-5 yrs after treatment with topoisomerase II inhibitors)

multilineage dysplasia

poor prognosis

36
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What is the criteria for a diagnosis of AML, not other wise specified?

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lack defined genetic abnormality for a specific category

neither therapy-related nor myelodysplasia-related

classification based largely on morphology & cytochemistry

37
Q

Which of the following blood smears is from an acute leukemia & which is from a chronic leukemia?

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  • Left
    • acute - mainly blasts
  • Right
    • chronic - fewer blasts, mainly more mature cells
38
Q

What is the most common type of leukemia in adults?

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AML

39
Q

Which cell type, indicative in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia with PML-RARA, is shown in each of the provided images?

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40
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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AML with minimal differentiation

no myeloid differentiation by morphology or cytochemistry

flow cytometry shows myeloid markers

lasts sometimes resemble lymphoblasts

no granules or Auer rods

41
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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Acute myelomonocytic leukemia

proliferation of both neutrophilic and monocytic precursors

large cells with abundant cytoplasm

42
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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AML with maturation

similar in morphology to AML

Auer rods & granules often present - some maturation

43
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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AML without maturation

high percentage of blasts without evidence maturation

cytochemical stains (myeloperoxidase or sudan black B) are +

flow cytometry shows myeloid markers

blasts with granules +/- Auer rods

44
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided images?

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Acute/monocytic/monoblastic leukemia

  • 80% or more of bone marrow cells are monocytic lineage
    • acute monoblastic leukemia (>80% monoblasts)
    • acute monocytic leukemia (<80% monoblasts)
45
Q

What clinical symptom is commonly seen in patients with acute monocytic/monoblastic leukemia?

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extramedullary lesions are common

46
Q

What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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Acute Erythroid leukemia

extremely rare leukemia

at least 80% of marrow cells are erythroid

erythroblasts often with PAS-positive vacuoles

47
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What type of AML, not otherwise specified is seen in the provided image?

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>50% of blasts are of megakaryocytic lineage

look close, may see some platelets that are pinching off the side

association with mediastinal germ cell tumors observed in young males