LabQ 2024 Clinical Laboratory: Hematology Faculty/Authors Qing Wei, MD, PhDJie Xu, MD, PhDThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas CMLE Credit: 2.0 Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam
Instructions
To claim CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:
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Technical Considerations
Release Date: 03/31/2024Review Date:Expiration Date: 12/31/2026
describe the morphologic characteristics of neoplastic plasma cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow aspiration smears;
discuss the diagnostic criteria of plasma cell leukemia (PCL);
discuss the systemic symptoms and laboratory values associated with PCL; and
describe the immunophenotypic characteristics of plasma cells in PCL