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Early childhood, around 4 years. Small homogenous blasts, nuclei are round and regular. MPO is always negative. Myeloperoxidase staining.
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Acute Lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
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malignant proliferation of blasts, which are nonlymphoid. Myeloblasts, with fine, delicate chromatin and prominent nuclei. MPO+
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Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML)
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most patients 60 years or older. Twice as common among males. 90% lymphocytes, numerous smudge cells
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
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middle-age to elderly adults, slightly higher in males. Hallmark finding marked WBC >100 x 10^9/L. Blood picture exhibits shift-to-the-left. with all stages of neutrophils and >basophils. LAP stain distinguishes CML from leukomoid.
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Chronic Myeloblastic Leukemia (CML)
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An immature rbc that is anuclear, but contains residual cytoplasmic RNA and organelles such as mitochondria and ribosomes. Spends 3 days in bone marrow and 1 day in peripheral blood before developing into a mature rbc. An > in retic. count is associated with >erythropoisis. >in patients with hemolytic anemia, IDA, megloblastic anemia and uremia
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Reticulocytes
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