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Hyperbasophilic Variant of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia - 1.

Hyperbasophilic Variant of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia - 1.
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Author: Peter Maslak; Susan McKenzie;
Category: Myeloid Neoplasms and acute leukemia (WHO 2016) > Acute Myeloid Leukemia > Acute Myeloid Leukemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities > AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML-RARA (and variants)
Published Date: 11/29/2002

Cells in this morphologic variant of APL have few granules. Instead, they are deeply basophilic with cytoplasmic blebs, making them reminiscent of micromegakaryocytes.