Acute promyelocytic leukemia, hypogranular variant: a rare presentation

被引:6
作者
Akhtar, Kafil [1 ]
Ahmad, Shamshad [1 ]
Sherwani, Rena K. [1 ]
机构
[1] Aligarh Muslim Univ, Jawaharlal Nehru Med Coll, Dept Pathol, Aligarh, UP, India
关键词
acute promyelocytic leukemia; hypogranular variant; cytochemistry;
D O I
10.4081/cp.2011.e11
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Early diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is essential because of its associated life threatening coagulopathy and unique response to all trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) therapy. The characteristic cell morphology supplemented by cytochemistry offers the most rapid means for diagnosis. Here we describe a rare case of acute promyelocytic leukemia-hypogranular variant that poses particular diagnostic challenge.
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