Acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia related changes

Author:  Elizabeth L. Courville, MD; Gordana Raca, Ph D, 09/17/2015
Category: Myeloid Neoplasms and acute leukemia (WHO 2016) > Acute Myeloid Leukemia > AML with multilineage dysplasia
Published Date: 02/25/2016

73 year old female presenting with anemia, neutropenia,  and peripheral blasts.

Peripheral Blood

The peripheral blood showed moderate normocytic anemia and a marked leukopenia with neutropenia.  Circulating blasts are present.  Also,  the  peripheral blood showed moderate normocytic anemia and a marked leukopenia with neutropenia.  

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Bone Marrow Aspirate

There is background erythroid dysplasia including multinucleation. 

Megakaryocytes include frequent forms with separated nuclear lobes.  Both findings confirm the myelodysplastic changes.  

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Biopsy

Megakaryocytes include frequent forms with separated nuclear lobes are also seen on the biopsy.

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Flow cytometry

Flow cytometric immunophenotyping demonstrates increased blasts positive for CD13, CD33(dim), CD34, CD45(dim), CD117, HLA-DR, and myeloperoxidase (MPO

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Cytogenetics

CYTOGENETICS with monosomy 7.  

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