Department of Laboratory Medicine


Hematology Division



Hematopathology Laboratory

Diagnosis of Acute Leukemia

Classification Cytochemistry Immunophenotype Other Markers  
General Markers Myeloid Markers B Cell Markers T Cell Markers Platelet Marker  
MPO NSE PAS HLA-DR CD34 CD13 CD33 CD10 CD19 kappa/
lambda
CD2 CD5 CD7 CD61  
AML M0 (undifferentiated) - - - + +/- + +/- - - - - - -/+ -  
AML M1 (myeloblastic without maturation) + - - + -/+ + +/- - - - - - -/+ -
AML M2 (myeloblastic with maturation) + - - + -/+ + +/- - - - - - -/+ -
AML M3 (promyelocytic) ++ - - - - + + - - - - - - - t(15;17)  
AML M4 (myelomonocytic) + + +/- + - + + - - - - - - - inv(16) in M4-Eo  
AML M5 (monoblastic/monocytic) - ++ +/- + - + + - - - - - - - Occ. CD14  
AML M6 (erythroleukemia) - - +
("chunky")
+/- +/- - - - - - - - - - Glycophorin A, CD71  
AML M7 (megakaryoblastic) - - +/- + +/- +/- +/- - - - - - - +  
Pre-B ALL - - -/+
("string of pearls")
+ +/- - - + + - - - - - TdT, cytoplasmic mu, IgH rearranged  
Burkitt's leukemia/lymphoma (FAB type L3) - - - + - - - +/- + +
(clonal)
- - - - t(8;14), t(2;8), t(8;22)  
T lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma - - -/+
("string of pearls")
+/- - - - - - - +/- +/- + - TdT, CD1-/+, CD3-/+, CD4,8 double positive or double negative  
Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma - - - + - - - - - - + + - - CD3, CD4, CD25, HTLV-I  

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Last updated: 6/22/00