Acute promyelocytic leukaemia with PML - RAR a fusion presenting as pancytopenia and atypical morphology: A case report

Autor: Krishna Sai Sridevi, Hussain Nazia, Subbiah Rajasekaran Jayakarthiga
Jazyk: English<br />Serbian
Rok vydání: 2024
Předmět:
Zdroj: Scripta Medica, Vol 55, Iss 5, Pp 645-648 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2490-3329
2303-7954
DOI: 10.5937/scriptamed55-49087
Popis: Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is characterised by uncontrolled proliferation of malignant marrow stem cells and is associated with infection, anaemia and bleeding. An improved understanding of pathophysiology has led to revamping the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic landscape of AML. AML is classified based on the defined genetic abnormalities and based on the differentiation. AML with predominance of abnormal promyelocytes shows characteristic t(15;17)(q24.1;q21.2) leading to promyelocytic leukaemia - retinoic acid receptor Alpha (PML - RARA) fusion oncoprotein. A 75-year-old male with features of acute promyelocytic leukaemia - hypogranular variant with atypical morphology and PML-RARA fusion is presented. The bilobed buttock shaped nuclei is an atypical presentation and is important to diagnose this morphology.
Databáze: Directory of Open Access Journals