Fauzia Iqbal Butt, Yasmin Lodhi.
A Review Of 170 Cases of Acute Leukemias.
Ann King Edward Med Uni Jan ;5(1):1-3.

A retrospective review study was carried out from the cases of acute leukemia diagnosed at the Pathology Department of Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, over a period of five years, from 1994-1998. Out of a total of 170 cases there were 88 patients (52%) diagnosed as acute myeloid leukemia (AML); 79 patients (46%) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); and 3 patients (2%) with acute undifferentiated leukemia (AUL). They were classified according to the French-American-British (FAB) classification by Giemsa stain and cytochemistry (Sudan Black, periodic acid-Schiff stain (PAS), a-naphthyl acetate and chloracetate esterases). The study showed M2 as the predominant type of AML with 34 patients (39%); and 46 patients (58%) were of L2 which was the predominant type of ALL. Their blood picture and bone marrow picture were reviewed.

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