Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia |
Classification and external resources |
AML-M7, bone marrow section
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M9910/3 |
MeSH |
D007947 |
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL) is a form of leukemia where a majority of the blasts are megakaryoblastic.[1]
It is classified under M7 in the French-American-British classification.[2]
This category of AML is associate with 30% or more blasts in the marrow, blast are identified as being of megakaryocyte lineage by; Expression of megakaryocyte specific antigens and platelet peroxidase reaction on electron microscopy.
Contents
- 1 Causes
- 2 Signs and Symptoms
- 3 Diagnosis
- 4 Prognosis
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
Causes
It is associated with GATA1, and risks are increased in individuals with Down syndrome.[3]
However, not all cases are associated with Down syndrome,[4] and other genes can also be associated with AMKL.[5]
Another related gene is MKL1, which is also known as "MAL".[6] This gene is a cofactor of serum response factor.[7]
Signs and Symptoms
In adults include pancytopenia with low blast counts in the blood, myelofibrosis, an absence of lymphadenopathy and hepatosplenomegaly, poor response to chemotherapy,and short clinical course. In children; the same clinical presentation but with variable course especially in very young children; both leukocytosis and organomegaly may be present in children with M7. Complete remission and long term survival are more common in children than adults. In the first three years of life megakaryoblastic leukemia is the most common type of leukemia in patients with Downs syndrome.[8]
Diagnosis
The morphology of cells was observed by means of bone marrow smear; the immunophenotype was detected by flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry assay.[9]
In blood and bone marrow smears megakaryoblasts are usually medium sized to large cells with a high nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio. Nuclear chromatin is dense and homogeneous. There is scanty, variable basophilic cytoplasm which may be vacuolated. An irregular cytoplasmic border is often noted in some of the megakaryoblasts and occasionally projections resembling budding atypical platelets are present. Megakaryoblasts lack myeloperoxidase activity and stain negatively with Sudan black B. They are alpha naphthyl butyrate esterase negative and manifest variable alpha naphythyl acetate esterase activity usually in scattered clumps or granules in the cytoplasm. PAS staining also varies from negative to focal or granular positivity, to strongly positive staining. A marrow aspirate is difficult to obtain in many cases because of variable degree of myelofibrosis. More precise identification by immunophenotyping or with electron microscopy (EM). Immunophenotyping using MoAb to megakaryocyte restricted antigen (CD41 and CD61) may be diagnostic.[10]
Prognosis
Prognosis depends on cause. One third of cases is associated with a t(1;22)(p13;q13) mutation in children. These cases carry a poor prognosis.[11]
Another third of cases is found in Down syndrome. These cases have a reasonably fair prognosis.
The last third of cases may be heterogeneous, and carry a poor prognosis.[12]
See also
- List of hematologic conditions
References
- ^ "Final Diagnosis -- Case 439". Archived from the original on 24 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-08.
- ^ "Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Signs and Symptoms".
- ^ Hitzler JK, Cheung J, Li Y, Scherer SW, Zipursky A (2003). "GATA1 mutations in transient leukemia and acute megakaryoblastic leukemia of Down syndrome". Blood 101 (11): 4301–4. doi:10.1182/blood-2003-01-0013. PMID 12586620.
- ^ Hama A, Yagasaki H, Takahashi Y, et al. (2008). "Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia (AMKL) in children: a comparison of AMKL with and without Down syndrome". Br. J. Haematol. 140 (5): 552–61. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06971.x. PMID 18275433.
- ^ Gu TL, Mercher T, Tyner JW, et al. (2007). "A novel fusion of RBM6 to CSF1R in acute megakaryoblastic leukemia". Blood 110 (1): 323–33. doi:10.1182/blood-2006-10-052282. PMC 1896120. PMID 17360941.
- ^ Mercher T, Coniat MB, Monni R, et al. (May 2001). "Involvement of a human gene related to the Drosophila spen gene in the recurrent t(1;22) translocation of acute megakaryocytic leukemia". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98 (10): 5776–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.101001498. PMC 33289. PMID 11344311.
- ^ Vartiainen MK, Guettler S, Larijani B, Treisman R (June 2007). "Nuclear actin regulates dynamic subcellular localization and activity of the SRF cofactor MAL". Science 316 (5832): 1749–52. doi:10.1126/science.1141084. PMID 17588931.
- ^ Hitzler, JK (2007). "Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia in Down syndrome". Pediatric blood & cancer 49 (7 Suppl): 1066–9. doi:10.1002/pbc.21353. PMID 17943965.
- ^ Lei Q, Liu Y, Tang SQ (2007). "[Childhood acute megakaryoblastic leukemia]". Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi (in Chinese) 15 (3): 528–32. PMID 17605859.
- ^ Vardiman JW, Harris NL, Brunning RD (2002). "The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of the myeloid neoplasms". Blood 100 (7): 2292–302. doi:10.1182/blood-2002-04-1199. PMID 12239137.
- ^ Huret JL . t(1;22)(p13;q13). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol.
- ^ Cuneo A, Cavazzini F, Castoldi GL . Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMegL),M7 acute non lymphocytic leukemia (M7-ANLL). Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol.
External links
- Histology at University of Virginia
- Images at Nagoya University
Myeloid hematological malignancy/leukemia histology (ICD-O 9590–9989, C81–C96, 200–208)
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CFU-GM/
and other granulocytes |
CFU-GM |
Myelocyte |
AML: |
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia
- M0
- M1
- M2
- APL/M3
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MP |
- Chronic neutrophilic leukemia
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Monocyte |
AML |
- AMoL/M5
- Myeloid dendritic cell leukemia
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CML |
- Philadelphia chromosome
- Accelerated phase chronic myelogenous leukemia
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Myelomonocyte |
AML |
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MD-MP |
- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
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Other |
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CFU-Baso |
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CFU-Eos |
AML |
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MP |
- Chronic eosinophilic leukemia/Hypereosinophilic syndrome
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MEP |
CFU-Meg |
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CFU-E |
AML |
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MP |
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MD |
- Refractory anemia
- Refractory anemia with excess of blasts
- Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome
- Sideroblastic anemia
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria
- Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
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CFU-Mast |
Mastocytoma |
- Mast cell leukemia
- Mast cell sarcoma
- Systemic mastocytosis
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Mastocytosis: |
- Diffuse cutaneous mastocytosis
- Erythrodermic mastocytosis
- Adult type of generalized eruption of cutaneous mastocytosis
- Urticaria pigmentosa
- Mast cell sarcoma
- Solitary mastocytoma
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Systemic mastocytosis |
- Xanthelasmoidal mastocytosis
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Multiple/unknown |
AML |
- Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis
- Myeloid sarcoma
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MP |
- Myelofibrosis
- Acute biphenotypic leukaemia
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cell/phys (coag, heme, immu, gran), csfs
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rbmg/mogr/tumr/hist, sysi/epon, btst
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drug (B1/2/3+5+6), btst, trns
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Pathology: chromosome abnormalities (Q90–Q99, 758)
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Autosomal |
Trisomies |
- Down syndrome
- Edwards syndrome
- Patau syndrome
- Trisomy 9
- Warkany syndrome 2
- Cat eye syndrome
- Trisomy 16
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Monosomies/deletions |
- 1q21.1 deletion syndrome/1q21.1 duplication syndrome/TAR syndrome
- Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome
- Cri du chat/Chromosome 5q deletion syndrome
- Williams syndrome
- Jacobsen syndrome
- Miller–Dieker syndrome/Smith–Magenis syndrome
- DiGeorge syndrome
- 22q11.2 distal deletion syndrome
- 22q13 deletion syndrome
- genomic imprinting
- Angelman syndrome/Prader–Willi syndrome (15)
- Distal 18q-/Proximal 18q-
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X/Y linked |
Monosomy |
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Trisomy/tetrasomy,
other karyotypes/mosaics |
- Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY)
- 48,XXYY
- 48,XXXY
- 49,XXXYY
- 49,XXXXY
- Triple X syndrome (47,XXX)
- 48,XXXX
- 49,XXXXX
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Translocations |
Leukemia/lymphoma |
Lymphoid |
- Burkitt's lymphoma t(8 MYC;14 IGH)
- Follicular lymphoma t(14 IGH;18 BCL2)
- Mantle cell lymphoma/Multiple myeloma t(11 CCND1:14 IGH)
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma t(2 ALK;5 NPM1)
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
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Myeloid |
- Philadelphia chromosome t(9 ABL; 22 BCR)
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation t(8 RUNX1T1;21 RUNX1)
- Acute promyelocytic leukemia t(15 PML,17 RARA)
- Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia t(1 RBM15;22 MKL1)
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Other |
- Ewing's sarcoma t(11 FLI1; 22 EWS)
- Synovial sarcoma t(x SYT;18 SSX)
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans t(17 COL1A1;22 PDGFB)
- Myxoid liposarcoma t(12 DDIT3; 16 FUS)
- Desmoplastic small round cell tumor t(11 WT1; 22 EWS)
- Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma t(2 PAX3; 13 FOXO1) t (1 PAX7; 13 FOXO1)
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Other |
- Fragile X syndrome
- Uniparental disomy
- XX male syndrome
- Ring chromosome (13; 14; 15; 20)
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