Acute myelofibrosis in megakaryoblastic leukemia with translocation between chromosomes 8 and 14. 1987

M Winkelmann, and C Aul, and R E Scharf, and A Schmitt-Gräff, and F Carbonell, and J L Villeval, and H Grosse-Wilde, and J T Fischer, and W Schneider
Abteilung für Hämatologie, Onkologie und Klinische Immunologie, Universität Düsseldorf.

In a 45-year-old woman with severe normochromic anemia (Hb 2.8 g%) an extensive myelofibrosis and infiltration of the bone marrow with small blasts was observed histologically. Cytochemical examination of the blasts showed a negative peroxidase and a strongly positive alpha-NE reaction. PAS reaction was slightly granular positive in the cytoplasmic protuberances of the blasts and in the platelets. Marker analysis yielded no evidence of lymphatic origin of the blasts. In flow-cytometric studies of 230,000 cells a homogeneous 2c blast population could be identified. Cytogenetic analysis revealed an abnormal pseudo-diploid karyotype characterized by 2 acrocentric marker chromosomes caused by a translocation of chromosomes 8 and 14, as usually seen in Burkitt type lymphoma. Finally the reaction product of platelet-specific peroxidase could be demonstrated in the perinuclear cisternae of the endoplasmic reticulum by electron microscopy. Highly elevated beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 plasma levels were also measured. Following an ineffective treatment with daunoblastine and ARA-C, the patient died of pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia after having received high-dose ARA-C treatment.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007947 Leukemia, Megakaryoblastic, Acute An acute myeloid leukemia in which 20-30% of the bone marrow or peripheral blood cells are of megakaryocyte lineage. MYELOFIBROSIS or increased bone marrow RETICULIN is common. Leukemia, Megakaryocytic,Leukemia, Megakaryocytic, Acute,Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, M7,Megakaryoblastic Leukemia, Acute,Megakaryocytic Leukemia,Megakaryocytic Leukemia, Acute,Myeloid Leukemia, Acute, M7,Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia,Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemias,Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemia,Acute Megakaryocytic Leukemias,Leukemia, Acute Megakaryoblastic,Leukemia, Acute Megakaryocytic,Leukemias, Acute Megakaryoblastic,Leukemias, Acute Megakaryocytic,Leukemias, Megakaryocytic,Megakaryoblastic Leukemias, Acute,Megakaryocytic Leukemias,Megakaryocytic Leukemias, Acute
D008854 Microscopy, Electron Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen. Electron Microscopy
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010978 Platelet Factor 4 A CXC chemokine that is found in the alpha granules of PLATELETS. The protein has a molecular size of 7800 kDa and can occur as a monomer, a dimer or a tetramer depending upon its concentration in solution. Platelet factor 4 has a high affinity for HEPARIN and is often found complexed with GLYCOPROTEINS such as PROTEIN C. Antiheparin Factor,CXCL4 Chemokine,Chemokine CXCL4,Heparin Neutralizing Protein,PF4 (Platelet Factor 4),gamma-Thromboglobulin,CXCL4, Chemokine,Chemokine, CXCL4,gamma Thromboglobulin
D001792 Blood Platelets Non-nucleated disk-shaped cells formed in the megakaryocyte and found in the blood of all mammals. They are mainly involved in blood coagulation. Platelets,Thrombocytes,Blood Platelet,Platelet,Platelet, Blood,Platelets, Blood,Thrombocyte
D001853 Bone Marrow The soft tissue filling the cavities of bones. Bone marrow exists in two types, yellow and red. Yellow marrow is found in the large cavities of large bones and consists mostly of fat cells and a few primitive blood cells. Red marrow is a hematopoietic tissue and is the site of production of erythrocytes and granular leukocytes. Bone marrow is made up of a framework of connective tissue containing branching fibers with the frame being filled with marrow cells. Marrow,Red Marrow,Yellow Marrow,Marrow, Bone,Marrow, Red,Marrow, Yellow
D002883 Chromosomes, Human, Pair 14 A specific pair of GROUP D CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification. Chromosome 14
D002898 Chromosomes, Human, Pair 8 A specific pair of GROUP C CHROMOSOMES of the human chromosome classification. Chromosome 8
D005260 Female Females
D005434 Flow Cytometry Technique using an instrument system for making, processing, and displaying one or more measurements on individual cells obtained from a cell suspension. Cells are usually stained with one or more fluorescent dyes specific to cell components of interest, e.g., DNA, and fluorescence of each cell is measured as it rapidly transverses the excitation beam (laser or mercury arc lamp). Fluorescence provides a quantitative measure of various biochemical and biophysical properties of the cell, as well as a basis for cell sorting. Other measurable optical parameters include light absorption and light scattering, the latter being applicable to the measurement of cell size, shape, density, granularity, and stain uptake. Cytofluorometry, Flow,Cytometry, Flow,Flow Microfluorimetry,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting,Microfluorometry, Flow,Cell Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated,Cell Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated,Cytofluorometries, Flow,Cytometries, Flow,Flow Cytofluorometries,Flow Cytofluorometry,Flow Cytometries,Flow Microfluorometries,Flow Microfluorometry,Fluorescence Activated Cell Sorting,Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sortings,Microfluorimetry, Flow,Microfluorometries, Flow,Sorting, Fluorescence-Activated Cell,Sortings, Fluorescence-Activated Cell

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