Thursday, March 15, 2012

Myeloid leukemia (Acute vs Chronic)

  1. Translocation
    • Acute: (15; 17)
    • Chronic: (9; 22)
  2. Retinoic acid (Vit. A) treatment response:
    • Acute: Yes (Vit. Acute)  - promyelocytic M3
    • Chronic: No
  3. Auer rods' cells:
    • Acute: Yes (Auer's of Acute)
    • Chronic: No
  4. Subtypes:
    • Acute: M1, M2, M3
    • Chronic: None

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