Article
Pure erythroid leukemia: a reassessment of the entity using the 2008 World Health Organization classification.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Mar 2011
Liu Wei, Hasserjian Robert P, Hu Ying, Zhang Liping, Miranda Roberto N, Medeiros L Jeffrey, Wang Sa A
Abstract excerpt
Pure erythroid leukemia (PEL) is rare, characterized by a neoplastic proliferation of erythroblasts. Given recent incorporation of molecular genetic findings and clinical features in the revised 2008 World Health Organization classification scheme of acute myeloid leukemia, we questioned if PEL still remains as a distinct subtype of acute myeloid leukemia. In this retrospective study, we identified 18 cases of...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Algorithms
- Bone Marrow Cells
- Cell Proliferation
- Chromosome Aberrations
- Chromosome Banding
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Erythroblasts
