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**B lymphocytes. | **B lymphocytes. | ||
**Plasma cells. | **Plasma cells. | ||
=Haematologic neoplasia= | |||
Historically, haematologic neoplasias was split into leukemia (disease in the bone marrow & bone) and lymphoma (discrete mass; usually a lymph node). In the modern day this distinction has blurred. | |||
==Myelodysplastic syndrome== | |||
{{Main|Myelodysplastic syndrome}} | |||
At first approximation, these can be thought of as "pre-leukemia/lymphoma". | |||
==Leukemia== | |||
{{Main|Leukemia}} | |||
==Lymphoma== | |||
{{main|Lymphoma}} | |||
==Plasma cell lesions== | |||
{{Main|Plasma cell neoplasms}} | |||
==Myeloproliferative neoplasms== | |||
{{main|Myeloproliferative neoplasms}} | |||
This subset of haematopathology includes, among others, polycythemia vera. Historically, these were not classified as neoplasias. | |||
=Specific diagnoses= | =Specific diagnoses= | ||
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Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Microvascular occlusion is also seen in [[thrombotic microangiopathies]]. | *Microvascular occlusion is also seen in [[thrombotic microangiopathies]]. | ||
=Cytometry - population cell marker quantification= | =Cytometry - population cell marker quantification= | ||