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Increased eosinophils -Smudgy Pink neutrophils CD34, CD19 Weakly tdt positive CD 56 in worse Common in young patients with AML 5-10%
AML with t(8;21)
AML1 gene encodes -core binding factor alpha-(CBF-alpha RNX1)-ETO(8;21) gene (RUNX1T1)
-KIT mutation associated with poorer prognosis
AML with t(8;21)
increased marrow eosinophils with “hybrid” basophil granules >3%
Associated with myeloid granulocytic sarcoma
AML with inv(16) or AML with t(16;16)
-Fusion of -Core binding Factor –B (CBF-beta) at 16;q22 with MYH11(smooth muscle myosin heavy chain gene at 16p13) thought to lock out the CBF gene product from the nucleus
--KIT mutations associated with decreased survival
AML with inv(16) or AML with t(16;16)
Hypergranular-Low WBC -Low promyeloces -Faggot cells
AML with t(15:17) or APL or PML/RAR
Hypogranular--High WBC -high promyelocytes
-very deep central groove
AML with t(15:17) or APL or PML/RAR
High DIC -Intra cerebral hemorrhage
AML with t(15:17) or APL or PML/RAR
AML with t(15:17) or APL or PML/RAR

Treatment?
ATRA -Blasts are <10%
-PML gene (15q21) with retinoic acid receptor
AML with t(15:17) or APL or PML/RAR
Most commonly associated with monoblastic or promocytic morphology -~ 5% of AML
-common in children especially infants
AML with t(9;11)
-Multiple translocation (>50) involving the 11q23 site -Associated with both ALL & AML
AML with t(9;11)
-11q23 is the site of ??
Mixed Lineage Leukemia gene
-20% blasts
-< 3% of the blasts react with MPO, SBB, NSE
-No Auer Rods
CD13,CD 33,CD 14

-React with myeloid lineage abys
-Ultrastructural evidence of myeloid differentiation
AML minimally Diff (FAB M0)
->20% blasts
->3% of the blasts react with MPO, SBB,NSE
-<10% of marrow show maturation of promyelocyte stage or beyond
AML without Maturation
(FAB M1)
->20% blasts
->3% of the blasts react with MPO or SBB
>10% of the cells mature to promyelocytic stage
AML with Maturation
>20% blasts Monocytic cells in blood > 5x10^9/L
-presence of 20-80% of both granulocytic and monocytic elements in the blood.

-Concurrent proliferation of both Neutrophil & monocyte cell line
Acute Myelomonocytic Leukemia
M4
M5A > 80%
Commonly associated with Extramedullary tumors:

Cutaneous tumors, gingival masses organomegaly
Testicular mases
Monoblast
M5B < 80%
Commonly associated with Extramedullary tumors:

Cutaneous tumors, gingival masses organomegaly
Testicular mases
Monocytic
Erythroid cells >50% in marrow
PAS positive
Erythroleukemias (FAB M6)
>20% blasts
>50% of the blasts are megakaryocytic lineage defined EM
Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia
Associated with Basophilia
Bad prognosis
t(6;9)
Normal or Elevated Platelet count .
Odd megakartyocyte
Bad prognosis
Inv(3)(q21;q26.2)
Megakaryoblastic Leukemia in children & infants
t(1;22)
Point mutations
-Short duplications
-Deletions
BGA
-Activated Flt3 turns on cell division
-mutation occurs in cases such APL,-higher WBC
-higher blasts
-Normal chrom
-Treatment
-Small molecule inhibitors in clinical trails.
-limited success to date.
Flt3 ITDs
-AML with Mutated NPM1
-mutated in 40-60% of cytogenetically normal AML
-often with monocytic components
NPM1
-Only provisional
-Not clear what coexistent flt3 muations or chromosomes mean
AML with mutated CEBPA
-History of bone marrow failure with <20% blasts
AML evolving from Myelo-dys-plastic Syndrome
-Dysplasia present in > 50% of at least two cell lines
AML with multilineage dysplasia without prior history of MDS
-Loss of 7/7q , 5/5q, 11(q)
-common changes 7, del(7q) , -5,del (5q)
sufficient to classify an AML as myelodysplasia related changed
Most common in elderly
Worse than AML as a whole
AML with a bad karyotype
-abnormality of chrom 5 & 7 very common
-prominent multilineage dysplasia
-Present 5-10 years after treatmet
Very poor prognosis
Alkylating Agent
-11q23 abnormality
-Monocytic morphology
-present 1-5 years of treatment with acute onset.
Epidophyllotoxin (topoisomerase II)