Auer rods
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Auer rod — Auer rods can be seen in the leukemic blasts of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Auer rods are clumps of azurophilic granular material that form elongated needles seen in the cytoplasm of leukemic blasts. They are composed of fused lysosomes and contain… … Wikipedia
Auer bodies — finely granular lamellar bodies having acid phosphatase activity; they are found in the cytoplasm of myeloblasts, myelocytes, monoblasts, granular histiocytes, and occasionally plasma cells, but never lymphoblasts or lymphocytes; their presence… … Medical dictionary
Auer bodies (rods) — Au·er bodies (rods) (ouґər) [John Auer, American physician, 1875–1948] see under body … Medical dictionary
Auer — John, U.S. physician, 1875–1948. See A. bodies, under body, A. rods, under rod … Medical dictionary
John Auer — (March 30, 1875 – 1948) was an American physiologist and pharmacologist. He was a graduate of Johns Hopkins University Medical School (1902), and was son in law to physiologist Samuel James Meltzer (1851 1920), who he worked with closely at the… … Wikipedia
Myelodysplastic syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 D46 ICD 9 238.7 … Wikipedia
Rod — A type of specialized light sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision). By contrast, the cones are the retinal photoreceptors that provide sharp… … Medical dictionary
Acute myeloid leukemia — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Acute myeloid leukemia ICD10 = ICD10|C|92|0|c|81 ICD9 = ICD9|205.0 ICDO = ICDO|9861|3 Caption = Bone marrow aspirate showing acute myeloid leukemia. Arrows indicate Auer rods. OMIM = 602439 MedlinePlus =… … Wikipedia
Faggot Cell — is a term used for cells of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. This term is applied to these blast cells because of their numerous Auer rods. The accumulation of these Auer rods give the appearance of bundle of sticks from whence the cells are given… … Wikipedia
Minimally differentiated acute myeloblastic leukemia — Classification and external resources A schematic showing the appearance of acute myeloblastic leukemia, M0 under microscope. Blasts show … Wikipedia
