{"title":"Iron-laden blasts in refractory acute myeloid leukemia.","authors":"Christopher Vossen, Roeun Im, Pedro Horna","doi":"10.1007/s12308-023-00555-6","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We report a case of refractory acute myeloid leukemia with DEK-NUP214 rearrangement showing circulating monocytic blasts with abundant green cytoplasmic granules on the Wright-Giemsa stain. The granules were strongly positive for Perls' Prussian blue, consistent with hemosiderin deposits. This previously unreported finding is suggestive of siderophage activity by leukemic blasts, likely associated with monocytic differentiation.</p>","PeriodicalId":51320,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hematopathology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10766746/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Hematopathology","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12308-023-00555-6","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/7/29 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"HEMATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
We report a case of refractory acute myeloid leukemia with DEK-NUP214 rearrangement showing circulating monocytic blasts with abundant green cytoplasmic granules on the Wright-Giemsa stain. The granules were strongly positive for Perls' Prussian blue, consistent with hemosiderin deposits. This previously unreported finding is suggestive of siderophage activity by leukemic blasts, likely associated with monocytic differentiation.
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The Journal of Hematopathology aims at providing pathologists with a special interest in hematopathology with all the information needed to perform modern pathology in evaluating lymphoid tissues and bone marrow. To this end the journal publishes reviews, editorials, comments, original papers, guidelines and protocols, papers on ancillary techniques, and occasional case reports in the fields of the pathology, molecular biology, and clinical features of diseases of the hematopoietic system.
The journal is the unique reference point for all pathologists with an interest in hematopathology. Molecular biologists involved in the expanding field of molecular diagnostics and research on lymphomas and leukemia benefit from the journal, too. Furthermore, the journal is of major interest for hematologists dealing with patients suffering from lymphomas, leukemias, and other diseases.
The journal is unique in its true international character. Especially in the field of hematopathology it is clear that there are huge geographical variations in incidence of diseases. This is not only locally relevant, but due to globalization, relevant for all those involved in the management of patients.