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Leukaemia classification. FAB MIC 1987EGIL 1996REALProposed by ILSG in 1994Lymphoma classification, but principles extended to other haemic neoplasmsEncompasses all available informationConsensus approach. WHO Classification. Collaborative project of:European Association for Haematopatho
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1. Myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukaemia Dr. Edmond S. K. Ma
Division of Haematology
Department of Pathology
The University of Hong Kong
2. Leukaemia classification FAB
MIC 1987
EGIL 1996
REAL
Proposed by ILSG in 1994
Lymphoma classification, but principles extended to other haemic neoplasms
Encompasses all available information
Consensus approach
3. WHO Classification Collaborative project of:
European Association for Haematopathology
Society for Haematopathology
Started in 1995
Steering Committee
Working Group Meeting in Lyon, France, November 8 – 11, 2000
Clinical Advisory Committee
4. Myelodysplastic syndrome A group of clonal haemopoietic stem cell disorder characterized by dysplasia and ineffective haemopoiesis in one or more major myeloid cell line
< 20% blasts in blood and bone marrow
5. Myelodysplastic syndrome A disease of the elderly
Incidence : 3 – 20 /100,000
Increasing number of therapy related MDS
Clinical features: related to cytopenia
Etiology: prior chemoradiotherapy, benzene exposure, cigarette smoking, inherited syndromal disorders (e.g. Fanconi’s anaemia)
6. Dyserythropoiesis Nuclear budding
Inter-nuclear bridging
Karyorrhexis
Multinuclearity
Megaloblastoid maturation
Ringed sideroblast
Vacuolation
PAS +ve
7. Dyserythropoiesis
8. Dyserythropoiesis
9. Dysgranulopoiesis Small size
Nuclear hypolobulation (pseudo-Pelger Heut)
Hypersegmentation
Hypogranularity
Pseudo-Chediak Higashi granules
10. Dysgranulopoiesis
11. Dysgranulopoiesis
12. Dysmegakaryocytopoiesis Hypolobulated micro-megakaryocyte
Non-lobulated nuclei in megakaryocyte of all sizes
Multiple, widely separated nuclei
13. Megakaryocyte dysplasia
14. Megakaryocyte dysplasia
15. Abnormal localization of immature precursors Presence of 3 or more small clusters of myeloblasts and promyelocytes (5 – 8 cells) in marrow trephine biopsy in the central portion of the marrow away from the vascular structure and the endosteal surface of the bone trabeculae
16. Abnormal localization of immature precursors
17. Genetics 5q- syndrome
del (17p), small hypolobulated or vacuolated neutrophils, p53 mutations, poor prognosis
-5/5q-
-7/7q-
del(20q)
3q21q26 abnormality
18. Cytogenetics and prognosis Good risk
Normal, isoloted 5q-, isolated 20q-, -Y
Poor risk
Complex changes (> 3 abnormalities)
Chromosome 7 abnormalities
Intermediate risk
All other changes
19. International Prognostic Scoring System Score 0 0.5 1 1.5
% blasts <5 5-10 - 11-20
Karyotype Good Intermediate Poor
Cytopenia 0-1 2-3
Cytopenia: Hb < 10 g/dL; neutrophils < 1.5 X 109/L; plt < 100 X 109/L
Risk groups
Low = 0; Intermediate-1 = 0.5-1; Intermediate-2 = 1.5-2; High = ?2.5
20. Refractory anaemia PB
anaemia,
no or rare (<1%)
blasts
MB
Unilineage dysplasia, restricted to erythroid lineage,
< 5% blasts,
< 15% ringed sideroblasts
21. Refractory anaemia Exclusion of known secondary causes of dyserythropoiesis
If no cytogenetic abnormality present, reassess after 6 months
Protracted clinical course, median survival is 66 months, leukaemic transformation 6%
22. Giant pronormoblast is parvovirus infection
23. Refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts PB
Anaemia
No blast MB
? 15% ringed sideroblasts
Erythroid dysplasia only
<5% blasts
24. Ringed sideroblast Erythroid precursor
One third or more of the nucleus
Encircled by 10 or more siderotic granules
25. Refractory anaemia with ringed sideroblasts Indolent clinical course
Median survival = 6 years
Leukaemic transformation 1 – 2 %
26. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia PB
Bicytopenia or pancytopenia
No or rare blasts
No Auer rod
< 1 X 109/L monocytes MB
Dysplasia in ? 10% of cells in two or more myeloid cell lines
< 5% blasts
No Auer rod
< 15% ringed sideroblasts
27. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
28. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
29. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
30. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ringed sideroblasts PB
Bicytopenia or pancytopenia
No or rare blasts
No Auer rod
< 1 X 109/L monocytes MB
Dysplasia in ? 10% of cells in two or more myeloid cell lines
< 5% blasts
No Auer rod
? 15% ringed sideroblasts
31. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia Cytogenetic abnormality seen in 50%
+8
Monosomy 7
del(7q)
Monosomy 5
del (5q)
del (20q)
Complex karyotype
32. Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia Leukaemic transformation 11%
Overall median survival 33 months
RCMD and RCMD-RS are similar in clinical course
Patients with complex karyotype have similar clinical course to RAEB
33. Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-1 PB
Cytopenia
<5% blasts
No Auer rod
<1% monocytes MB
Unilineage or multilineage dysplasia
5-9% blasts
No Auer rod
34. Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2 PB
Cytopenia
5-19 % blasts
Auer rod ±
<1% monocytes MB
Unilineage or multilineage dysplasia
10-19% blasts
Auer rod ±
35. Refractory anaemia with excess blasts-2
36. Refractory anaemia with excess blasts Blast cells show myeloid phenotype
Leukaemic transformation
RAEB-1 25%
RAEB-2 33%
Median survival
RAEB-1 18 months
RAEB-2 10 months
37. Myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassifiable PB
Cytopenias
No or rare blasts
No Auer rods MB
Unilineage dysplasia, one myeloid cell line
(non-erythroid)
<5% blasts
No Auer rod
38. 5q- syndrome PB
Anaemia
Usually normal or increased platelet count
<5% blasts MB
Normal or increased megakaryocytes with hypolobulated nuclei
<5% blasts
Isolated 5q- abnormality
No Auer rod
39. 5q- syndrome
40. Acute myeloid leukaemia Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities
Acute myeloid leukaemia with multilineage dysplasia
Acute myeloid leukaemia and myelodysplastic syndrome, therapy-related
Acute myeloid leukaemia not otherwise categorized
41. Acute myeloid leukaemia
42. Acute myeloid leukaemia
43. Acute myeloid leukaemia The blast % is lowered from 30% (FAB) to 20% (WHO)
Median age of onset = 60 yrs
Incidence 4 –10 / 100,000
Etiology
44. Myeloblasts versus lymphoblasts
45. Acute myeloid leukaemia
46. Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
47. Acute myeloid leukaemia: cytochemistry
Myeloperoxidase
Sudan Black B
Non-specific esterase
a-naphthyl butyrate
a-naphthyl acetate
48. Cytochemistry: MPO
49. Cytochemistry: NSE
50. Cytochemistry
51. Acute myeloid leukaemia: role of immunophenotyping Distinction of minimally differentiated AML from acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Recognition of AML-M7
Recognition of specific AML sub-categories (e.g CD56+ve AML)
Diagnosis of biphenotypic leukaemia
However, immunophenotyping is not mandatory in typical cases of AML, unlike in ALL where a phenotypic diagnosis is needed in every case
52. Acute myeloid leukaemia: role of immunophenotyping
53. Panel of monoclonal antibodies in classification of acute leukaemia Haemopoietic precursors: CD34, HLA-DR, Tdt, CD45
B-lineage: CD19, CD20, CD22, CD79a
T-lineage: CD2, CD3, CD5, CD7
Myeloid: CD13, CD33, CD117, anti-MPO
Megakaryocytic: CD41, CD61
54. Acute myeloid leukaemia with recurrent genetic abnormalities Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO
Acute myeloid leukaemia with abnormal bone marrow eosinophils and inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q22); CBFb/MYH11
Acute promyelocytic leukaemia (AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/RARa and variants
Acute myeloid leukaemia with 11q23 (MLL) abnormalities
55. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO t(8;21) is the commonest translocation in AML
Associated with AML-M2 morphology
Tumour masses (granulocytic sarcoma)
56. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO Morphology
Large blasts, heavily granulated
Frequent Auer rods
Variable dysplasia in granulocytic series
Rare cases with blast count < 20%
Immunophenotype
CD13+ CD33+ anti-MPO+
CD19+ CD34+ CD56±
57. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO
58. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO
59. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO
60. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO
61. Detection of fusion genes by FISH
62. Detection of fusion genes by FISH
63. Acute myeloid leukaemia with t(8;21)(q22;q22); AML1/ETO Prognosis
Good response to chemotherapy and high complete response rate
Long term disease free survival
Adverse factors
additional chromosomal changes e.g. 9q-
CD56 +ve
64. Acute myeloid leukaemia with inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q22); CBFb/MYH11 Granuolocytic and monocytic features
AML-M4 (acute myelomonocytic leukaemia) morphology
Abnormal eosinophils with coarse basophilic granules
65. Acute myeloid leukaemia with inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q22); CBFb/MYH11
66. Acute myeloid leukaemia with inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q22); CBFb/MYH11 Cytochemistry
Abnormal eosinophils are CAE +ve
Immunophenotype
Granulocytic and monocytic markers
Co-expression of CD2 in blast population
Prognosis
Favourable
67. Acute myeloid leukaemia with inv(16)(p13q22) or t(16;16)(p13;q22); CBFb/MYH11
68. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia AML with t(15;17)(q22;q12); PML/RARa and variants
Characteristic morphology
Associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation
69. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia
70. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia
71. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia Immunophenotype
CD33+ CD13+
HLA-DR and CD34 negative
Co-expression of CD2 and CD9
Genetics
t(15;17)(q22;q12)
Variants: t(11;17)(q23;q12) PLZF/RARa; t(5;17)(q32;q12) NPM/RARa; t(11;17)(q13;q12) NuMA/RARa
72. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia
73. Acute promyelocytic leukaemia Treatment
All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA)
Arsenic for relapse cases
RARa variants: resistant to ATRA
Prognosis
Favourable when treated optimally with ATRA followed by anthracyclines
74. Acute myeloid leukaemia with 11q23 abnormalities Infant leukaemia
Therapy related AML after exposure to DNA topoisomerase II inhibitors
Acute monocytic and myelomonocytic leukaemia
Associated with MLL rearrangement
75. Acute myeloid leukaemia with multilineage dysplasia Following MDS or MDS/MPD
Without antecedent MDS
Dysplasia in ? 50% of cells in at least 2 lines
Poor prognosis
76. AML and MDS, therapy related Alkylating agent related
Topoisomerase type II inhibitor related
77. Acute myeloid leukaemia not otherwise categorized Equivalent to FAB classification
AML minimally differentiated
AML without maturation
AML with maturation
Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia
Acute monoblastic and monocytic leukaemia
Acute erythroid leukaemia
Acute megakaryoblastic leukaemia
Acute basophilic leukaemia
Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis
Myeloid sarcoma
78. AML without maturation
79. Acute myeloid leukaemia with maturation
80. Acute monocytic leukaemia
81. Erythroleukaemia
82. Acute leukaemia of ambiguous lineage Mixed myeloid and lymphoid characteristics
Biclonal (two clones)
Biphenotypic (two characteristics on same blast cell)