Faggot cell (Leukemic promyelocyte)

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Faggot cell (Leukemic promyelocyte)

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Author: Ali Darakhshandeh, MD
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: 05/30/2017

Leukemic promyelocyte in the peripheral blood demonstrating multiple clusters of Auer rods in the cytoplasm. Such leukemic promyelocytes are often referred to as "Faggot" cells. The word Faggot was used in archaic English to refer to a bundle of any unit and mostly commonly wood sticks.

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