Thread: MDS to AML
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Old Mon Aug 29, 2011, 04:52 PM
freedom99 freedom99 is offline
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MDS to AML

Waiting for the pathology report done on the auer rods in the blasts present in the peripheral blood.
Seems to me that auer rods means AML but one can still have AML without auer rods.
Report should be able to tell us what AML subset is present here.
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Wife 63, June 2010 MDS (refr anemia - excess blasts type-2) PLTs 11,000/μl with giant forms 2 TF/wk. Hgb kept at 80g/l with 1TF per 2 weeks. 9% blasts 2 cytogenic abnormalities del(5)(q22q35) + inv(20)(p11.23q11.21) 3 cycles Vidaza no effect. June 2011 to AML WBC to 67 blasts and Aur rods in blood.
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