A Review of 170 Cases of Acute Leukemias
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v5i1.3353Keywords:
Acute mycloid leukemia, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Acute undifferentiated leukemia, Haemoglobin, Total leucocyte count, Sudan Black B stain, Period acid-Schiff stainAbstract
A retrospective review study was carried out from the cases of acute leukemia diagnosed at the Pathology Department of Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, over a period of five years, from 1994-1998. Out of a total of 170 cases there were 88 patients (52%) diagnosed as acute myeloid leukemia (AML); 79 patients (46%) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); and 3 patients (2%) with acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL). They were classified according to the French-American-British (FAB) classification by Giemsa stain and cytochemistry (Sudan Black, periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS), à-naphthyl acetate and chioracetate esterases). The study showed M2 as the predominant type of AML with 34 patients (39%); and 46 patients (58%) were of L2 which was the predominant type of ALL. Their blood picture and bone marrow picture were reviewed.Downloads
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06/12/2020
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BUTT, F. I. ., & LODHI, Y. . (2020). A Review of 170 Cases of Acute Leukemias. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 5(1), 1–3. https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v5i1.3353
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