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#AML. | #AML. | ||
#AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. | #AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. | ||
#AML from MDS. | #AML from [[MDS]]. | ||
#AML in the setting of Down syndrome. | #AML in the setting of [[Down syndrome]]. | ||
Acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL): | Acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL): | ||
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#B cell with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. | #B cell with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities. | ||
#T cell. | #T cell. | ||
===Acute myeloid leukemia=== | |||
====General==== | |||
*Adults. | |||
Exclusions for this diagnosis: | |||
*Prior [[MDS]]. | |||
*[[Down syndrome]]. | |||
====Microscopic==== | |||
Features: | |||
*Auer rods present | |||
*Cytoplasmic granularity. | |||
*Large cells. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auer_rods.PNG Auer rods in an AML (WC)]. | |||
====Molecular==== | |||
*Must exclude all the recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities - see below. | |||
===AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities=== | ===AML with recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities=== | ||