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how do we diagnose leukemias?

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by whether they are chronic or acute

by what the prominent cell type is and the stage of maturation

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what does a bone marrow biopsy give you that is important?

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architecture and pattern of involvement

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T cell CD markers

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1,2,3,4,5,7,8

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CD13/15 cell

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granulocyte

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CD14 cell

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monocyte

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B cell CD markers

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19,20,21,22,23

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CD34 marker

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stem cell

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CD33 marker

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myeloid

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in flow cytometry what does side scatter measure?

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complexity of the molecule…so if the cell has tons of antigens will have higher side scatter

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in flow cytometry what does forward scatter measure?

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how big is the cell

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what can fluorescence tell you in flow cytometry?

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can be used to label for specific cell markers and determine the cell type based on these

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CML

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chronic myelogenous leukemia

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CML classification and disease associations

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myeloproliferative disorder
P vera
essential thrombocytosis
primary myelofibrosis

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what specific cell has gone awry in CML?

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hematopoietic progentior cell…with a mutation that pushes it to the myeloid side and not lymphoid

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common symptoms and presentation of CML

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fever, weight loss, early satiety, sweats, fatigue

often an asymptomatic patient with high white count

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PE findings for CML

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splenomegaly and hepatomegaly

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common lab findings in CML (3)

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leukocytosis with basophils eosinophils and PMNs
Anemia
thrombocytosis

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what will you see on the bone marrow aspirate in CML? and what about biopsy?

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increased M:E ratio
hypercellular

not much fat…lots of granulocytes

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what to see on smear with CML?

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immature granulocytes and basophilia

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what genetic change is required for CML?

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Philadelphia chromosome…translocation (9;22) Bcr-Abl regions together

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how do we see the t(9;22)??

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either with FISH or cytogenetics (karyotyping)

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how else can we pick up the t(9;22)?

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quantitative PCR for the Bcr-Abl regions

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CML phases

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chronic-3-5 years
accelerated- 6-9 months (luekocytosis, splenomegaly)
blast crisis- survival about 5 months

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blast crisis of CML characteristics

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worsening symptoms with leukocytosis
cytopenias cause issues like anemia and infection
extramedullary diseases

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is the blast crisis of CML, AML or ALL?
can actually be either because the progenitor cell will pass on to both the myeloid and lymphoid cell lines
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best treatment for CML?
Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitors...Imatinib mesylate
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CLL
chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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what cell is CLL a malignancy of?
mature B cells...homogeneous population of mature B lymphocytes
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What is the most common adult leukemia?
CLL
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risk factor for CLL?
having a family member with CLL
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symptoms of CLL at presentation
fevers, sweats, fatigue, weight loss, early satiety | FREQUENT INFECTIONS
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4 lab findings in CLL
luekocytosis high lymphocytes anemia thrombocytopenia hypogammaglobulinemia
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hypogammaglobulinemia in CLL, why?
because malignant B cells are being made and they are not cranking out the good immunoglobulins
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PE findings for CLL
hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy
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autoimmune disorders in CLL
autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia
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smear findings in CLL
tons of lymphocytes...diagnostic
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aspirate findings in CLL
lots of maturing lymphocytes, loss of heterogeneity
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flow cytometry markers for CLL
will have one of either kappa or lambda light chains | will have CD5 and CD23 cell markers
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stage 0 of CLL
lymphocytosis...15 yrs
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stage 1 of CLL
lymphocytosis and lymphadenopathy...8 yrs
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stage 2 of CLL
lymphocytosis and splenomegaly...6 yrs
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stage 3 of CLL
lymphocytosis and anemia...3 yrs
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stage 4 of CLL
lymphocytosis and thrombocytopenia...2 yrs
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what is treatment for CLL?
it is not a treatable disease...not curable and if you do treat it is seen to have same outcome as no treatment so dont give the patient toxic drugs for no effect
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AML
acute myeloid leukemia
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AML cell with issue
committed myeloid progenitor cell
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what happens with myeloid development in AML ?
they myeloid cells lose ability to differentiate so you get a homogeneous mixture of myeloblasts
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what percent blasts do you need for AML classification?
20% in blood or bone marrow
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Auer rods
little rod like things seen in myeloblast...MEAN YOU HAVE AML
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clinical manifestations of AML with blood counts (3)
sever anemia, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia
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Hyperleukocytosis in AML
leads to infiltrates on X ray in lung and mental state changes, due to blood stasis
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how to get AML?
can be from MDS or MPD...can be from genetic mutations treatment related...radiation therapy causes it
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what is the common good cytogenetic abnormality in AML and common bad one in AML??
t(15;17) (PML/RARa)...acute promyelocytic leukemia is good deletion of chromosome 5 and 7 is bad
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is AML from MDS or MPD good or bad prognosis?
bad
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is treatment caused AML good or bad prognosis?
bad
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induction treatment for AML
7+3 7 days o pyrimidine analog (cytarabine) 3 days of anthracycline this gives complete remission
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consolidation treatment of AML, when and what drugs?
in younger adults where you want better than just remission...shooting for cure high dosage of cytarabine for many cycles
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if you have a high risk AML...what is something to consider if you get patient to remission?
allogenic stem cell transplant
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treatment for APL
induction chemo from AML...plus all trans retinoic acid
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what does all trans retinoic acid do for APL?
it releases the block on cell differentiation...allowing myeloid cells to differentiate again
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FLT3 mutation in AML with normal cytogenetic
is a tyrosine kinase...leads to bad prognosis...in lots of de novo AML
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ALL
acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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ALL cell type affected
the committed lymphoid progenitor cell (pre T or B)
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ALL cell differentiation?
ability to differentiate is lost so you get a population of lymphoblasts accumulating
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Which of the luekemias is the kid cancer?
ALL
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3 risk factors for ALL
familial syndromes like downs prior radiation prior chemo
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how does ALL present on blood count?
usually leukocytosis with increased blasts in the blood
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aleukemic in ALL?
when marrow is packed and not circulating the lymphocyte blasts into the blood
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B cell ALL
better prognosis than T cell...in kids mainly
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T cell ALL
presents in teenage years with mediastinal mass or soft tissue mass much higher risk than B ALL
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5 clinical presentations of ALL
anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, tumor lysis syndrome
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tumor lysis syndrome
manifestation of high cell turnover leading to hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia hypocalcemia, high LDH can lead to uric acid in kidneys and renal failure
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are lymph nodes invoved in ALL ?
yes, more than in AML
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two common places for ALL to get involved
CNS and testicular in males, must prevent CNS relapse with therapy
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prognosis based on age in ALL
if you are less than 1 it is bad, and if you are more than 10 it is bad ( T cell)
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what white cell count signals bad prognosis in ALL?
greater than 50x10^9
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what is the genetic change with bad prognosis in ALL
t(9;22) same as CML, hypodiploidy
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what is the genetic change with good prognosis in ALL
t(12;21) and hyperdiploidy
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cell markers for ALL
CD19 CD10 no surface light chain | TdT
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What is TdT and why is it a marker for ALL?
it is an early marker for lymphocytes so since ALL arrests the lymphoblasts you get these markers present

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