Severe hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

1999-06-01   Barbara Gibbons 

1.NE London Regional Cytogenetics Laboratory 2nd Floor, Queen Square House Institute of Neurology Queen Square London WC1N 3BG, UK

Clinics and Pathology

Disease

acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)

Epidemiology

a very rare type of leukaemia, primarily of young adults

Cytology

vacuolated small and large blasts

Prognosis

poor prognosis with short complete remission duration

Bibliography

Pubmed IDLast YearTitleAuthors
27792901989Acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a hypodiploid karyotype with less than 40 chromosomes: the basis for division into two subgroups.Callen DF et al
23065211990Clinical presentation, karyotypic characterization, and treatment outcome of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with a near-haploid or hypodiploid less than 45 line.Pui CH et al

Summary

Atlas Image
Hypoploidy R- banding - Courtesy Jean-Luc Lai

Citation

Barbara Gibbons

Severe hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. 1999-06-01

Online version: http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/haematological/1087/severe-hypodiploid-acute-lymphoblastic-leukaemia