Hematopathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Aplastic anemia can transform into either _____ leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome

Answer: acute myeloid

Flashcard 82: Multiple myeloma is associated with increased risk of _____ due to lack of antigenic diversity of monoclonal antibodies

Answer: infection

Flashcard 83: _____ leukemia is associated with smudge cells and increased lymphocytes on blood smear

Answer: Chronic lymphocytic

Flashcard 84: _____ is due to inhibition or deficiency of the ADAMTS13 (vWF metalloprotease) enzyme

Answer: Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

Flashcard 85: EBV-positive diffuse large-cell lymphoma is _____ for CD20, CD79a, IRF4/MUM1, LMP1 and CD15 negative

Answer: positive

Flashcard 86: Diagnostic criteria for CMML includes persistent peripheral blood monocytosis ≥ _____ x 10⁹/L, with monocytes accounting for ≥ 10% of the WBC count.

Answer: 1

Extra: WHO Diagnostic Criteria for CMML: 1. Persistent peripheral blood monocytosis ≥ 1 x 10⁹/L. 2. Monocytes account for ≥ 10% of the WBC count. 3. Blast count in blood and bone marrow is < 20%. 4. Not meeting WHO criteria for BCR-ABL1+ CML, PV, ET, or PMF. 5. No rearrangement of PDGFRA, PDGFRB, FGFR1, or PCM1-JAK2.

Flashcard 87: A translocation of _____ from chromosome 18 to 14 results in overexpression and ultimately follicular lymphoma

Answer: Bcl2

Flashcard 88: _____ leukemia causes marrow fibrosis, which results in a "dry tap" on bone marrow aspiration

Answer: Hairy cell

Flashcard 89: _____ is prolonged in all platelet disorders (both quantitative and qualitative)

Answer: Bleeding time

Flashcard 90: In lymph nodes, _____ follicles have pale, central germinal centers and are active

Answer: secondary