Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: Auer Rods in Bone Marrow

Bone marrow morphology in acute promyelocytic leukemia: atypical promyelocytes, azurophilic granulation, and bundles of Auer rods. A clinical case.

Katerina Yangildina 1 min February 26, 2025

Bone marrow smear: atypical promyelocytes with nuclear polymorphism and Auer rods

Bone marrow smear: pathological promyelocytes with cytoplasmic granulation

Bone marrow smear: cell with a bundle of Auer rods (faggot cell)

Bone marrow smear: promyelocytes of varying maturity with atypical nuclei

Bone marrow smear: mitotic figure and leukemic promyelocytes with granulation

Bone marrow smear: cluster of leukemic promyelocytes with Auer rods

Bone marrow smear: blast cells and promyelocytes with Auer rods

Bone marrow smear: cytolysis of atypical cells with visible bundles of Auer rods

‼Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia‼ Auer Rods🔬 Bone marrow. Male, 48 years old. ✅ Large and medium cells with nuclear polymorphism, azurophilic granulation, and Auer rods. 🙏 Clinical case kindly provided by laboratory physician Katerina Yangildina, Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory, Orenburg Regional Clinical Hospital named after V. I. Voynov, Orenburg.

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