Ann Lab Med.  2015 Jul;35(4):466-468. 10.3343/alm.2015.35.4.466.

An Unusual Case of Myeloperoxidase-Positive Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia

• Lee H
• Kim Y
• Kim YJ
• Han K

• KMID: 2045873
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2015.35.4.466

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A, B) Bone marrow aspirates showing megakaryoblasts with cytoplasmic blebs (red arrows) (Wright-Giemsa stain, ×1,000). (C) Bone marrow megakaryoblasts positive for myeloperoxidase stain (×1,000).

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  Fig. 2 Flow cytometry of the bone marrow sample. (A) CD45/SSC dot plot with the blast population highlighted. (B) FSC/SSC plot of the sample. Blasts are positive for (C) CD41a (57.0%) and (D) cytoplasmic myeloperoxidase (MPO) (57.7%). (E) Back-gating of CD41a.

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