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Oncology

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Auer rods   AML  
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Reed-sternberg cells   Hodgkins lymphoma  
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Tear-drop shaped RBCs on peripheral smear:   Myelofibrosis  
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Smudge cells   CLL  
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Lytic lesions on bones, pathologic fractures, hypercalcemia, renal fail 2/2 lt chain excretion =   Multiple Myeloma  
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Rouleaux formation =   Multiple Myeloma  
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M-spike on SPEP =   Multiple Myeloma  
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Bence–Jones proteins   Multiple Myeloma  
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Dx imaging for Multiple Myeloma   Skeletal survey (not Bone scan)  
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classic triad for Multiple Myeloma   Plasmacytosis, lytic bone lesions, serum/urine M-protein  
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Suspected Lymphoma: dx studies   Lymph node bx; Bone marrow Bx; CT scan used for staging  
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Hallmark of acute leukemia:   pancytopenia w/circulating blasts (>20% nuc cells in BM)  
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acute leukemia dx studies:   hyperuricemia; +BM bx; high WBC; ALL: terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase, mediastinal mass on CXR  
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hallmark of CLL =   isolated lymphocytosis (>20,000 WBC); also see inc mature small lymphs, smudge cells  
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hallmark of CML =   leukocytosis (150,000 WBC); also see anemia & high plts  
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BCR-ABL by PCR =   CML (has replaced Phila chromosome ID to est dx)  
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Blasts in BM <20%; Pelger-Huet cells (bi-lobed neutrophils) seen in:   MDS  
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Multiple myeloma: BM bx shows:   q13- chromosome abnormality  
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Part of eval for multiple myeloma (if elevated = very poor outcome)   Beta-2 microglobulins  
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LAP =   leukocyte alkaline phosphatase; Low in CML; High in leukemoid reactions  
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Fried egg appearance of cells (abundant cytoplasm & projections) =   hairy cell  
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Hypogammaglobulinemia seen in:   CLL  
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Anemia seen in which leukemias   MM, hairy cell (NOT in CML)  
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Hodgkin Dz dx   CT chest, abdomen, pelvis; PET scan; BM bx  
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NHL staging   CT chest, abdomen, pelvis; poss PET scan; BM bx; LDH (tumor marker); LP if CNS dz is suspected  
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Osteochondroma on imaging   Lesion with peripheral rim of calcification and stippled calcification within lesion  
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AFP (alfa fetoprotein) is a marker for:   HCC (liver), testicular ca  
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