Oncohematology

Blast Morphology in ALL L3 and Burkitt Lymphoma

Morphological features of blasts in acute lymphoblastic leukemia L3 (FAB) and Burkitt lymphoma: cytoplasmic basophilia, pronounced cell vacuolization.

Digital blood smear: blasts with pronounced cytoplasmic vacuolization in ALL L3
Digital blood smear: blasts with pronounced cytoplasmic vacuolization in ALL L3

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia L-3. The photograph shows peripheral blood leukocytes with Burkitt-like morphology, which cannot definitively confirm ALL L-3 (differentiation from Burkitt lymphoma is necessary).