Myeloproliferative and myelodyplasia Flashcards
Who is usually diagnosed with MDS?
Older
Women
What is the phenotype of MDS?
Peripheral cytopenias with normocellular or hypercellular bone marrow
Those with MDS have an increase risk for what?
Acute leukemia
What is the cause of primary MDS?
Unclear
What are the causes of secondary MDS?
Genetic factors
Environmental factors
Antineoplastic agents
HOw do you characterize MDS?
What cell line is decreased
Leukemia is caused by bad type of what cells?
Blasts
SSx of MDS?
anemia (if low Hb/RBCs)
infections (if low WBCs)
Bleeding manifestations (if low platelets)
Organomegaly
What is sweet syndrome?
Acute neutrophilic dermatosis and pyoderma gangrenosum
What is the cause of sweet syndrome?
Unknown
How do you confirm MDS?
Bone marrow biopsy with normo or hypercellular bone marrow
What is trilineage dyspoiesis?
Abnormal WBC, RBC, platelet precursors
What is the value of Fe studies in MDS?
r/o Fe deficiency anemia
What is pseudo-Pelger huet anomaly?
Bilobed nucleus with a string between, characteristic of MDS
Ringed sideroblasts = ?
MDS or sideroblastic anemia
Can B12/folate deficiencies result in decrease WBCs or platelets?
yes
True or false: ethanol exposure cannot cause bone marrow suppression
False
What is the function of G-CSF?
Macrophage released cytokine that increases PMNs
What are the two types of antineoplastics that can cause MDS?
Alkylating agents
Topoisomerase inhibitors
Treatment with what chemotherapeutic agents can lead to MDS, prior to AML?
Alkylating agents
Treatment with what chemotherapeutic agents can lead to AML, without MDS as an intermediary?
Topoisomerases
What are the factors that go into the prognostic scoring for MDS, and probability for developing to AML? (3)
Marrow blasts
Karyotypes
cytopenia
What is 5q syndrome? What are the three blood anomalies? Who gets this?
MDS subtype more common in older women
macrocytic anemia
Leukopenia
Platelet count normal to increase
What is the usual cause of death with MDS?
Infection
What is the prognosis for 5q syndrome?
(favorable)–Transformation to AML is less common that other subtypes of MDS
but require transfusions
What do you treat MDS with?
Lenalidomide
What is CMML?
Form of MDS/MPD, characterized by increased monocytes in BM and pS
What is the treatment for CMML?
Imatinib
What is hypocellular MDS?
MDS that has the same clinical features as hypercellular MDS
Resembles aplastic anemia
What is the low intensity treatment for MDS?
Supportive care
Transfusions PRN
Growth factor support