Blood Res.  2015 Mar;50(1):54-55. 10.5045/br.2015.50.1.54.

Regenerating blasts masquerading as relapse in a patient with ALL following G-CSF therapy

• Sachdev R
• Sahni T
• Gajendra S
• Jha B
• Goel S
• Dorwal P

• KMID: 1787914
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5045/br.2015.50.1.54

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor*
Humans
Recurrence*
Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Diagnostic blasts with a high nucleocytoplasmic ratio and scant agranular cytoplasm (Giemsa stain, ×1,000). (B) Regenerating blasts are larger with moderate granular cytoplasm (Giemsa stain, ×1,000). (C-F) Immunophenotyping showing the regenerating blasts positive for CD45, CD34, CD13, and CD33 and negative for CD19 and CD10.

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