PPT-An Approach to “Bad Blood” AKA acute leukemia

Arif Ali Awan R2 JGH November 27 th 2014 IM Teaching Disclaimer Just a Resident Case 52F Nurse 3 sisters PMHx HTN hysterectomy Meds Hctz 125 NKDA No family history Presents with 6 week history of intermittent fever . Rita All. Carrie Warner. Definition. Leukemia is a group of malignant diseases that result in changes to circulating lymphocytes characterized by diffuse, abnormal growth of . leukocytic. precursors in the marrow.. Marisa Juntilla, MD, PhD. Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, California. Case 121: 58 year old man . Past medical history:. type II diabetes, coronary artery disease and severe diverticulitis, 1 month status-post colectomy, reported normal CBCs at his yearly primary care visits. . Jung/. Shlush. Department . of Immunology. . Objectives of the seminar. Learn about the newest research the . . . hematopoetic. system and leukemia. Identify emerging topics and techniques. a closer look . SEER HEMATOPOIETIC DATABASE. Understanding the disease. AMBIGUOUS TERMS. Choosing . the right . Histology & TOPO CODE . Navigation of the Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Neoplasm Database . Hiba . El Hajj, Ph.D.. Assistant Professor, . Departments . of Internal Medicine. AND Experimental . Pathology, Immunology and Microbiology. Faculty of Medicine. American University of . Beirut. 1. L’OREAL-UNESCO. Manahil. . Ghandour. Definition :. . A group of malignant diseases characterized by uncontrolled proliferation of the precursors of white blood cells. .. Incidence :. . Leukemias. are the most common form of malignancy in childhood . Justyna Rybka. Department of . Haematology. , Blood Neoplasms and Bone Marrow Transplantation. Wroclaw Medical University. Klinika Hematologii, Nowotworów Krwi. i Transplantacji Szpiku . AML is a heterogeneous haematological malignancy of the myeloid blood cells. Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia No. 26www.LLS.org • 800.955.4572 Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a unique subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in which cells in the bone marrow that p Medical Science Erythroleukemia with Complex Cytogenetic Abnormalities: A case report with review of literature Pooja K SureshPurnima S RaoUrmila N KhadilkarDepartment of Pathology, Kasturba Medical C 3 and maintain proliferate appropriately. Each of the involved cell lines may be affected to varying degrees. Patients with AML will present with disorders of infection (WBC), bleeding (RBC or pOateOe Jochrys. I. . Estanislao. , MD. Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist. Epidemiology of Childhood and Adolescent Cancer. Top 3 Cancers in Children. Hematopoietic Cancers – 40%. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Introduction to Leukemia. Definition. Historic Perspective. Etiology and Risk Factors . Incidence. Classification. Comparison of Acute and Chronic Leukemia. Leukemia. Definition. Leukemia is a malignant disease of hematopoietic tissue characterized by the accumulation abnormal white cells (neoplastic or leukemic) in the bone marrow leading to bone marrow failure, a raised circulating white cell count (leukocytosis) and infiltrate organs (e.g liver, spleen, lymph nodes, brain) . Kelsey Shaffer. CHTN. Staff Meeting Presentation. What is it?. Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) is a blood cancer. White Blood Cells (WBC). Lymphocytes or Lymphoblast . Too many immature WBC. Crowd the bone marrow. . A. ccumulation of abnormal blasts (. I. mmature precursors of WBC). . in bone marrow and blood leading to:. . 1- Bone marrow failure. . (. anemia ,neutropenia & thrombocytopenia). . 2- Organ infiltration .