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acute leukemia AML M2 (3824)
acute leukemia AML M2closed
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peripheral blood
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munafdesai
2007-10-03 14:35
INCTR - EBMWG Hematopathology Online
M/28yrs, Asian, no other clinical details available, total WBC count 34,000/cumm, Diff: Blast cells-85%, poly 2%, band 2%, Ly 7%, Mono 2%, Eo 2%, Nucleated RBCs- 2/100 wbcs, platelet: 8,000/cumm on cell counter(manually < 20,000)  
Acute Leukemia, ? ALL, ??AML  
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ffrenchma
2007-10-03 17:56
A man, 28 Y old, with a blood infiltration by indifferentiated little round cells. We can observe nucleili inside the nucleus and little vacuoles in the cytoplasm.  
Of course this can be an acute leukemia. However some complementary investigations must be performed to define the immunological phenotype of these cells. Is it possible?
Mueller-Hermelink
2007-10-03 19:28
The morphology speaks very much in favour of Acute myelöid leukemia ( AML-M2). Can Facs -analysis and cytogenetics be performed?
tzankov
2007-10-04 08:16
considering all, clinical details, diff. count and morphology, I favor acute myleoid leukemia. if sophisticated analyses could not be performed, at least cytochemistry for peroxidase (MPO) should be done!
rovoa
2007-10-04 14:33
I agree with my colleagues that it looks like an AML. Sadly due to the pictures quality is impossible to see fine details. DD M2 or M4? Of course further analysis like special tinction (peroxidase and esterase) would help in the differential diagnosis if cytometry is not available.
SergeyN
2007-10-04 16:44
Would vote for AML, too. The other possibility - PLL - seems much less probable.  
 
Nevertheless, I would join my colleagues and ask for cytochemistry to be sure. Really, peroxidase stain is technically so simple.
munafdesai
2007-10-05 20:42
Thanks everyone, I released the peripheral smear report as Acute leukemia, probably AML-M2 & advised cytochemistry & immunophenotyping. The patient has been referred to the oncology center and further work up will be done there.
metz
2007-10-09 05:05
Sorry to be late, but have been away.  
I agree this is Acute Leukaemia. Classification should be attempted on marrow rather than blood, but on the material available, I would favour Acute Myeloblastic Leukaemia, and in view of the presence of some mature granulocytic cells in the blood, Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with maturation (M2 in the FAB classification) seems reasonable.
diane.c.farhi
2007-10-11 17:25
I have also been away and apologize for this late comment. I agree that it looks most like AML, but requires special stains, preferably MPO, or flow cytometry to confirm the diagnosis. Have either of these been done yet? Is the patient being treated?
hurwitz
2007-10-12 14:01
The consensus diagnosis is AML M2 (according to the FAB classification).  
 
I would also like to remind, as mentioned several times in the discussion that simple and cheap techniques, such as cytochemistry or immunohistochemistry on the bone marrow biopsy can be very helpful for a rough leukemia typing in the absence of more sophisticated techniques as flow cytometry.
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