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T or F

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemias originate from a single abnormal haemopoetic stem cell.

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True

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Chronic Myeloid leukaemia is from what type of lineage?

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Granulocyte

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What is increased in the presence of a Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia?

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Increase myeloid cells, Erythrocytes and platelets

Marked myeloid hyperplasia in bone marrow

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According to WHO Classification what are the 4 predominant Myeloproliferative neoplasm disorders?

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  1. Chronic myeloid leukaemia
  2. Polycythemia Vera
  3. Primary myelofibrosis
  4. Essential thrombocythaemia
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Chronic myeloid leukemia has a preponderance of immature cells of which granulocyte lineage?

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neutrophil

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List some clinical findings of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

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  • Frequent infections
  • Anaemia
  • Bleeding
  • Splenomegaly
  • Fatigue
  • Abdominal discomfort
  • Weight loss
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T-F : Philadelphia chromosome is found on myeloid, monocytic, erythroid, megakaryocytic, B-cells and sometimes T-cell

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T

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This is a description of the peripheral blood of what type of leukemia?
• High WCC that can exceed 300 x 109/L
• Dramatic left shift
• Promyelocytes, myelocytes, bands
• Occasional blast
• Thrombocytosis is common
• NRBC rare
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

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What other abnormal findings are likely with CML?

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  • High uric acid
  • High cell turnover, breakdown of nucleic acids
  • Secondary gout, uric acid stones in kidneys
  • High lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
  • Intracellular enzyme
  • Reflects high rate of cell turnover
  • Vascular stasis due to high WCC
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List some therapies for CML

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  • Bone marrow and stem cell transplantation

* Synthetic proteins that bind the abnormal BRC/ABL protein

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ABL = Chromosome \_\_\_
BCR = Chromosome  \_\_\_\_
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9, 22

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Polycythemia vera has Increases in all components of _____ origin in peripheral blood: (3)

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myeloid
• Erythrocytes
• Granulocytes
• Platelets

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Summarise Polycythemia Vera peripheral blood films

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Peripheral blood
• Elevated • Hb, RCC, Hct
• Can be elevated
• WCC, Platelet count, Blood film
• Normochromic normocytic
• Normal maturity of leucocytes and platelets
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What are the 2 phases of PV?

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stable phase and spent phase

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What are the features of the spent phase of PV?

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  • Splenomegaly, pancytopenia
  • May develop marrow fibrosis
  • Tear drop poikilocytes
  • Ineffective haematopoiesis
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What can be used as a supportive treatment for PV?

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Phlebotomy

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What are some examples of inappropriate erythropoietin production?

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  • Renal disease e.g. carcinoma

* Tumors e.g. fibromyoma and liver carcinoma

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What are some complications associated with PV?

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15% of patients progress to acute leukaemia.
Some chemotherapy’s can increase risk
phlebotomy may increase risk of thrombosis and bleeding

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What are some causes of apparent polycythaemia or pseudopolycythaemia due to plasma
volume contraction
• No change in total RBC mass

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  • Stress
  • Cigarette smoker or alcohol intake
  • Dehydration
  • Plasma loss
  • E.g. burn injury
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WHO classification requires 4 major criteria for essential thrombocytosis:

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  1. PCT > 450 x 109/l
  2. Bone marrow
    • Significant increase in megakaryopoiesis
    • In absence of increase in erythropoiesis, granulopoiesis
    • No left shift in granulocytes
    • Large mature-looking megakaryocytes
  3. Cannot meet the criteria of other neoplasms
  4. Abnormal genetic markers or absence of reactive thrombocytosis
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Summarise the clinical presentation of essential thrombocythaemia

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50-60yr olds
Sometimes due to vascular occlusion or bleeding in GI and respiratory tract
50% splenomegaly

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Increased collagen production in bone marrow with Increase in circulating haemopoietic cells
is

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Myelofibrosis

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Usual age of patients diagnosed with Myelofibrosis.

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• Usually over 60 years

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What are some possible general presentations of Myelofirbrosis

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  • Fatigue
  • Weakness
  • Shortness of breath
  • Palpitations
  • Weight loss
  • Discomfort associated with splenomegaly
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What are some bone marrow features of myelofibrosis?
* Fibrosis * Hypercellularity * Increased megakaryocytes * Enlarged, pleomorphic nuclei
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What are some peripheral blood features of myelofibrosis?
* Immature granulocytes * Normoblasts * Teardrop red cells * Other bizarre red cell shapes
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What disease is this describing? • Heterogeneous collection of haemopoietic stem cell disorders affecting older adults • Underlying ineffectiveness of haemopoiesis • Results in dysplasia of bone marrow precursors • Peripheral cytopaenias • Acquired clonal disorders with defects in maturation: • Erythroid • Myeloid and/or • Megakaryocyte
Myelodysplastic syndrome
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Myelodysplastic syndrome is haemopoietic stem cell mutation. What are some possible causes of this mutation?
* Radiation * Chemical * Viral * Smoking?
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List so typical peripheral blood findings in Myelodysplastic syndrome
* Oval macrocytes * Hypochromic microcytes * Dimorphic blood picture * Basophilic stippling * RNA * Howell-Jolly bodies * Abnormal granulation of neutrophils * Hypersegmentation Hyposegmentation * Nuclear rings
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List some bone marrow findings in myelodysplastic syndrome
``` • RBC precursors • more than 1 nucleus • Abnormal nuclear shapes • Ringed sideroblasts • Accumulation of iron in peri-nuclear mitochondria • Iron stain ```
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What morphology would be expected of platelets in myelodysplastic syndrome?
* Giant platelets * Abnormal granulation * Circulating megakaryocytes
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Acute leukaemias have at least _____ % blasts in the BONE MARROW
20%
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List some lab/clinical findings in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemias
* Only 50% of patients have leucocytosis * Many do not have circulating lymphoblasts * Common findings: * Anaemia * Neutropaenia * Thrombocytopaenia * What symptoms might you expect? * Lymphadenopathy common * Splenomegaly, hepatomegaly may be seen * Bone pain from invasion of periosteum * Malignant cells in meninges, testes, ovaries
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What are the two major groups of Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?
B lymphoblastic leukaemia | T lymphoblastic leukaemia
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What are the two morphologic types of Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia?
small lymphoblast | large lymphoblast
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What is the most common leukaemia in children under 1yr old?
Acute myeloid leukaemia
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What is the most common leukaemia in adults?
Acute myeloid leukaemia according to slides but the internet says Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia is??
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90% of Acute myeloid leukaemia patients have _______ in their peripheral blood
myeloblasts
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Which leukaemia has auer rods as a characteristic?
Acute myeloid leukaemia - • Needle shaped clumps of primary granules
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``` Leukaemia Acute lymphoblastic Blast size Cytoplasm Chromatin Nucleoli Auer rods ```
``` Small Scant Dense Indistinct No ```
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``` In Acute myeloid leukaemia describe the below: Blast size Cytoplasm Chromatin Nucleoli Auer rods ```
``` Large Moderate Lacy Prominent 50% of patients ```
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In acute myeloid leukaemia symptoms reflect decreased production of normal marrow elements - list some
* Anaemia * Neutropenia * Thrombocytopenia * DIC * Infiltration of malignant cells into gums, mucosa, skin
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A metabolic complication of malignancy that invovled the breakdown products of dying tumour cells is called
Tumour lysis syndrome
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What is the difference between secondary polycythaemia and relative polycythaemia?
Relative polycythaemia - caused by smoking, stress,dehydration, plasma loss Secondary polycythaemia - is polycythaemia secondary to: • Renal disease e.g. carcinoma • Tumors e.g. fibromyoma and liver carcinoma
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What could cause a ‘normal’ compensatory increase in erythropoietin
* High altitude * Pulmonary diseases * Heart diseases eg- cyanotic heart disease * Abnormal hemoglobin- High affinity Hb * Heavy cigarette smoker
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Outline the cause of and lab findings in tumour lysis syndrome
``` Increase in Uric acid Potassium Phosphorous Decrease in Calcium ```

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