Leukemia Review
 
Introduction

 Measuring WBCs

  Myeloid Leukemias  Lymphoid Leukemias Sources of Error

Quiz Please
Peripheral blood in chronic myelogenous leukemia.

Chronic myelogenous leukemia

  • The bone marrow and peripheral blood in CML look about the same.
    • Just about all phases of WBC maturation can be seen in both.
    • Even RBC precursors are part of the peripheral blood in CML.

Click the appropriate areas of the scatter plot to see the cells.

Not all high white counts are leukemia.                                                     Back

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