Which one of the following is the likely diagnosis based on the smear given above:
Ans. (a) Acute myelogenous leukemia(Ref: Robbins 9th/pg 590-592)The peripheral smear shows myeloblasts having delicate nuclear chromatin, 2-4 nucleoli, and moderate cytoplasm. One of them shows Auer rods. So it is a case of AML.
Acute myelogenous leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Hairy cell leukemia
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Misc. (W.B.C)