Myelodysplastic syndromes Flashcards
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- 5q syndrome
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
- Acute lymphoid leukaemia
- Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Unclassified myelodysplasic syndrome
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Fanconi anaemia
- Aplastic anaemia
- Refractory Anaemia
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1
Male complaining of chronic tiredness. RBC 2.6 x1012/L, WBC 3.0 x109/L. Blasts visible in the peripheral blood. Marrow blasts 17%.
Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- 5q syndrome
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
- Acute lymphoid leukaemia
- Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Unclassified myelodysplasic syndrome
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Fanconi anaemia
- Aplastic anaemia
- Refractory Anaemia
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1
7 year old boy appears in clinic with short stature, hypo-pigmented spots and abnormal thumb development. He has been getting repeatedly tired recently, so you run a full blood count to find he is pancytopoenic. A chromosomal breakage test returns positive.
Fanconi anaemia
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- 5q syndrome
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
- Acute lymphoid leukaemia
- Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Unclassified myelodysplasic syndrome
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Fanconi anaemia
- Aplastic anaemia
- Refractory Anaemia
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1
Male complaining of tiredness. RBC 3.4 x1012/L, but rest of FBC appears normal. Many ringed sideroblasts noted in peripheral blood. Marrow blasts 3%.
Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- 5q syndrome
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
- Acute lymphoid leukaemia
- Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Unclassified myelodysplasic syndrome
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Fanconi anaemia
- Aplastic anaemia
- Refractory Anaemia
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1
Female complaining of repeated infections and easy bruising. RBC 4.0 x1012/L, WBC 1.0 x109/L. Marrow biopsy showed few cells, but large fatty regions.
Aplastic anaemia
Choose the most appropriate answer from the list
- 5q syndrome
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
- Acute lymphoid leukaemia
- Refractory Anaemia with ring sideroblasts
- Acute myeloid leukaemia
- Unclassified myelodysplasic syndrome
- Dyskeratosis congenita
- Fanconi anaemia
- Aplastic anaemia
- Refractory Anaemia
- Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1
Male complaining of repeated infections. WBC 1.0 x109/L, all other FBCs, including RBC, normal. Marrow blasts 1%.
Unclassified myelodysplastic syndrome
