Utilizing multiparametric flow cytometry in the diagnosis of patients with primary plasma cell leukemia.

abstract：DISEASE OVERVIEW:Approximately one-fourth of primary cutaneous lymphomas are B-cell derived and are generally classified into three distinct subgroups: primary cutaneous follicle center lymphoma (PCFCL), primary cutaneous marginal zone lymphoma (PCMZL), and primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type (PCD...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hristov AC,Tejasvi T,Wilcox RA

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe pruritus is frequently associated with myeloproliferative and other systemic illnesses, and often fails to respond to conventional measures. We used danazol (Danocrine), a synthetic attenuated androgen, in the treatment of severe pruritus refractory to conventional therapy. Eight patients had myeloproliferative...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kolodny L,Horstman LL,Sevin BU,Brown H,Ahn YS

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin, employed clinically for more than 50 years, is still a widely used anticoagulant. Unfortunately, some patients given this agent develop thrombocytopenia and thrombosis. Because this side effect can have catastrophic consequences, it is imperative that all clinicians caring for patients who receive heparin hav...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Davoren A,Aster RH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the association of Hb Dunn (alpha 6[A4]Asp----Asn) and Hb O-Arab (beta 121 [GH4]Glu----Lys) in a healthy Moroccan man. Hb Dunn had the same electrophoretic properties as Hb G-Philadelphia, but its percentage was lower. Its identification was based on sequence determination of the alpha T1 peptide. Bgl II ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Baklouti F,Francina A,Dorléac E,Baudin-Chich V,Gombaud-Saintonge G,Plauchu H,Wajcman H,Delaunay J,Godet J

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent complication of cancer chemotherapy, which causes death in 4-21% of patients and worsens the quality of life of patients. As a simple and accurate way of identifying patients who are at risk of FN, a lymphocyte count on post-chemotherapy day 5 was suggested. To confirm the feasib...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Choi CW,Sung HJ,Park KH,Yoon SY,Kim SJ,Oh SC,Seo JH,Kim BS,Shin SW,Kim YH,Kim JS

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), 34 out of 35 patients (97%) had cytochemically abnormal polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN). Some interesting regularity was noted in the appearance of cytochemical abnormalities of the PMNs. When peroxidase (PO) activity was low, both alkaline phosphatase (AP) and ch...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Suda T,Onai T,Maekawa T

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anemia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with sickle cell anemia. In this study, 108 episodes of severe anemia were prospectively evaluated in 108 patients with hemoglobin SS disease attending the pediatric sickle cell clinic of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria. Youn...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Juwah AI,Nlemadim A,Kaine W

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the more intriguing aspects of the spleen is the protection against certain bacterial infections afforded by its unique vascular and immune function. There have been extensive clinical surveys which indicate an incidence of overwhelming postsplenectomy infection (OPSI) above that of the disease for which the sp...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Krivit W

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality among patients with multiple myeloma (MM). The International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) developed guidelines recommending primary thromboprophylaxis, in those identified at high-risk of VTE by the presence of risk factors. The National Compreh...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Sanfilippo KM,Luo S,Wang TF,Fiala M,Schoen M,Wildes TM,Mikhael J,Kuderer NM,Calverley DC,Keller J,Thomas T,Carson KR,Gage BF

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 77-year-old man with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell type, was treated with naproxen, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), for paraneoplastic fever. A dramatic disappearance of not only the fever but also generalized lymphadenopathy was observed. Naproxen was continued, and he maintai...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Yoshinaga K,Teramura M,Iwabe K,Kobayashi S,Masuda M,Motoji T,Mizoguchi H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy among children. The trial Chinese Children Leukemia Group (CCLG)-ALL 2008 was a prospective clinical trial designed to improve treatment outcome of childhood ALL through the first nation-wide collaborative study in China. Totally 2231 patients were recru...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Cui L,Li ZG,Chai YH,Yu J,Gao J,Zhu XF,Jin RM,Shi XD,Zhang LP,Gao YJ,Zhang RD,Zheng HY,Hu SY,Cui YH,Zhu YP,Zou Y,Ng MHL,Xiao Y,Li JH,Zhang YH,He HL,Xian Y,Wang TY,Li CK,Wu MY,Chinese Children Leukemia Gro

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the long-term follow-up results of a phase II trial of thalidomide for early-stage multiple myeloma (MM). Patients were eligible if they had smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM) or indolent MM without the need for immediate therapy. Thalidomide was initiated at a dose of 200 mg/day and adjusted as tolerated. Di...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Detweiler-Short K,Hayman S,Gertz MA,Lacy MQ,Dispenzieri A,Kumar S,Zeldenrust SR,Russell SJ,Lust JA,Kyle RA,Greipp PR,Witzig TE,Vincent Rajkumar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) and a primary overt stroke are at high risk of recurrent (secondary) stroke. Chronic transfusion therapy dramatically reduces but does not eliminate this high risk, and inevitably results in transfusion-related hemosiderosis. We previously reported the use of hydroxyurea/phleboto...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Greenway A,Ware RE,Thornburg CD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some evidence has shown that platelet crossmatching is useful in multitransfused patients with hypoplastic bone marrows who are refractory to platelet therapy through alloimmunization. Several immunoglobulin binding assays other than enzyme-linked immunospecific assay (ELISA) have been studied previously. We performed...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Brubaker DB,Duke JC,Romine M

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variability in DNA content detected was found with image cytometry, in immature bone marrow cells from 13 healthy donors (median age 31 yr). The mean coefficient of variation (C.V.) of the DNA content was found to be significantly (P = 0.0002) higher in immature blasts and promyelocytes than in mature granulocytes, ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Widell S,Auer G,Hast R,Reizenstein P

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sickle cell disease (SCD) nephropathy and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are risk factors for early mortality. Furthermore, rate of eGFR decline predicts progression to end-stage renal disease in many clinical settings. However, factors predicting renal function decline in SCD are poorly documented....

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Xu JZ,Garrett ME,Soldano KL,Chen ST,Clish CB,Ashley-Koch AE,Telen MJ

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic agents like Hydroxyurea, Busulfan and Interferon-alpha are to date the most commonly used therapeutic approaches in Essential Thrombocythemia (ET). However, few data on the efficacy and safety of these agents in the long-term are currently available. We report a retrospective analysis of the long-term outcom...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Palandri F,Catani L,Testoni N,Ottaviani E,Polverelli N,Fiacchini M,De Vivo A,Salmi F,Lucchesi A,Baccarani M,Vianelli N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is defined as ≥20% myeloblasts, representing a change from original guidelines where ≤30% blasts were considered as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and 20-29% blasts classified as refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation (RAEB-T). Whether the diagnostic bone marrow blast per...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： DiNardo CD,Garcia-Manero G,Pierce S,Nazha A,Bueso-Ramos C,Jabbour E,Ravandi F,Cortes J,Kantarjian H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are increased in chronic lymphocytic leukemia(CLL) and correlates with clinical and biological features of active/progressive disease. However, little is known about their ability to predict the time to first treatment (TFT). We evaluated 75 patients with Rai stage 0 CLL, in whom the absolut...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： D'Arena G,D'Auria F,Simeon V,Laurenti L,Deaglio S,Mansueto G,Del Principe MI,Statuto T,Pietrantuono G,Guariglia R,Innocenti I,Martorelli MC,Villani O,De Feo V,Del Poeta G,Musto P

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical, molecular, and immunohistological findings of 20 Chinese patients with mantle cell lymphoma diagnosed over a 10-year period. The disease affected mainly elderly patients (median age, 65.5 years) with a male predominance (M/F, 3/1). Eighty percent presented with advanced stage III/IV disease but...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Chim CS,Chan AC,Choo CK,Kwong YL,Lie AK,Liang R

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple myeloma (MM) and primary systemic light chain amyloidosis (AL) are both chronic plasma cell dyscrasias with different clinical expression but limited treatment options for relapsed refractory disease. We report the effect of the addition of clarithromycin on 31 MM and 17 AL with relapsed or refractory disease...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Shaulov A,Ganzel C,Benyamini N,Barshay Y,Goldschmidt N,Lavie D,Libster D,Gural A,Avni B,Gatt ME

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 68-year-old previously well woman developed sudden onset of limb gangrene in association with liver dysfunction. An immediately acting inhibitor to factor V with some of the features of lupus anticoagulant was demonstrated. The patient required limb amputation within 2 weeks and activity of the anticoagulant seemed ...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Kapur A,Kelsey PR,Isaacs PE

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Initially described in 1948 by Hertert thromboelastography (TEG) provides a real-time assessment of viscoelastic clot strength in whole blood. Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) evolved from TEG technology and both devices generate output by transducing changes in the viscoelastic strength of a small sample of clot...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Whiting D,DiNardo JA

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilia associated with solid tumors is an infrequent occurrence. The pathogenesis of tumor-associated eosinophilia is not well understood. Interleukin-5 (IL-5) is a cytokine that has been implicated in the development of eosinophilia in mice and humans. However, there is little data associating IL-5 production w...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pandit R,Scholnik A,Wulfekuhler L,Dimitrov N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary leukaemia following treatment of M3 acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APL) is a rare event. We describe a patient in remission following chemotherapy for APL who relapsed with M2 acute non-lymphoblastic leukaemia (ANLL). The original t(15;17) (q22;q21) chromosome translocation was lost and replaced by a clone c...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Hatzis T,Standen GR,Howell RT,Savill C,Wagstaff M,Scott GL

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fat embolism syndrome is an important complication of patients with sickle cell hemoglobinopathies because of severe morbidity and mortality. Our recent experience with three cases that survived with intensive supportive care and prompt use of transfusion stimulates this review. A high index of suspicion, prompt u...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Dang NC,Johnson C,Eslami-Farsani M,Haywood LJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a patient who developed a fatal adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) during treatment with rh granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (rhGM-CSF) (250 mcg/m2/day s.c.) and low-dose cytosine-arabinoside (Ara-C) (20 mg/m2/day s.c.). Several mechanisms which might explain the lung tissue...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Verhoef G,Boogaerts M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with Felty's syndrome (FS) and persistent profound neutropenia developed recurrent infections and sepsis syndrome. No impairment of granulocyte-macrophage colony development was observed in vitro. Marrow morphology revealed an absence of mature neutrophil forms despite administration of granulocyte-colony st...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Pixley JS,Yoneda KY,Manalo PB

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma inferferon (gamma IFN), alpha tumor necrosis factor (alpha TNF), and interleukin 6 (IL-60) are cytokines produced by a wide variety of cells, including T lymphocytes and NK cells. These cytokines affect B-cell proliferation and differentiation into immunoglobulin secreting cells. In addition, gamma IFN and alpha...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Garcia-Suarez J,Prieto A,Reyes E,Manzano L,Arribalzaga K,Alvarez-Mon M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of many coagulation factors are low in the healthy infant and even lower in the asphyxiated premature infant. We investigated whether a brief exposure to asphyxia at the time of birth causes the activation and consumption of coagulation factors. Following delivery by caesarean section, premature lambs were asph...

journal_title：American journal of hematology

authors： Andrew M,O'Brodovich H,Mitchell L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00