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AML Wright-Giemsa stained aspirate

AML Wright-Giemsa stained aspirate
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Author: Girish Venkataraman, MD,MBBS; Shruti Patil, MBBS
Category: Myeloid Neoplasms and acute leukemia (WHO 2016) > Acute Myeloid Leukemia > Acute Myeloid Leukemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities > AML with t(8;21)(q22;q22); RUNX1-RUNX1T1
Published Date: 08/24/2020

Wright-Giemsa stained aspirate smear show several myeloblasts with high nuclear to cytoplasmic ratio. The cytoplasm shows fine azurophillic granules and prominent nucleoli. The arrows indicate Auer rods which are often long and thin with occasional extracellular Auer rods.