Flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid improves detection of leukaemic blasts in infants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.
Br J Haematol
; 195(1): 119-122, 2021 10.
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| ID: mdl-34396501
ABSTRACT
Infants with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) have a high frequency of central nervous system (CNS) involvement. Flow cytometric analysis of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was recently demonstrated to be a sensitive method for detecting CNS involvement in childhood ALL. In the present study, CSF from 14 infants was collected at routine lumbar punctures and analysed by multicolour flow cytometry. At initial diagnosis, leukaemic blasts were detected in CSF by flow cytometry in 11 patients (78·6%) compared to seven patients (50%) by cytospin. Larger studies are needed to determine if CSF flow cytometry has prognostic value in infant ALL.
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Assunto principal:
Células-Tronco Neoplásicas
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Líquido Cefalorraquidiano
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Infiltração Leucêmica
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Leucemia-Linfoma Linfoblástico de Células Precursoras
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Citometria de Fluxo
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article