Hematopathology — Flashcards

Large granular lymphocytic leukemia can have a _____-cell or an NK-cell variant

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as a paraneoplastic syndrome is most commonly associated with _____ and prostatic adenocarcinoma.

Hint: AML subtype

Patients with hairy cell leukemia typically present with massive _____ due to expansion of the red pulp

B-ALL with t(_____;22) has a poor prognosis and is more commonly seen in adults (age group)

CML is distinguished from a leukemoid reaction (benign neutrophilia) by a _____ leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) stain

_____ leukemia/lymphoma is caused by the HTLV-1 virus

_____ is an anemia due to decreased synthesis of globin chains

Apart form AML, Auer rods are also seen in _____ syndromes (RAEB-2), and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.

_____ syndrome is a qualitative platelet disorder due to a genetic GPIb deficiency

Blood smear of a patient with hemoglobin C disease may show _____ cells and/or HbC crystals within RBCs