CEUDHE52101 - CME - Variant Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia Presenting without Auer Rods Highlights the Need for Correlation with Cytogenetic Data in Leukemia Diagnosis

Course Description

Faculty/Authors
Elizabeth L. Courville, MD
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine

CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME or SAMs CME credit.)

Instructions

To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

Review the Technical Considerations.
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Review the Educational Activity.
Complete and submit the Post Exam.
Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures
The Journal CME editor and faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 10/29/2021
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 10/29/2024

Course Objectives

Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

To understand the genetic features of variant acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL).

To recognize the leukemia morphology and flow cytometric features seen in variant APL with ZBTB16/RARα rearrangement.

To appreciate the importance of correlation with cytogenetic analysis in final diagnostic interpretation.

Summary

Availability:

On-Demand

Credit Offered:

1 CMLE Credit