Re: Myeloid populations in myeloproliferative disorders

From: astacchini (astacchini@molinette.piemonte.it)
Date: Tue Oct 08 2002 - 02:39:42 EST


On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 08:46:10 +0200, Pál Jáksó wrote
>Pal and Emanuel
Have you check if this cells are basophils? In many occasions I found cells
like those you described and my conclusion was for basophils because they
display this phenotype: intermediate SSC, Cd45 mid, CD33+, Cd34-, CD19-,
Cd22+low.

Best regards Alessandra

Dear Emanuel,
>
> You are not alone. I have seen this population of cells many times
> not only in chronic phase of CML but in MDS or CMPD too always as a
> distinct population (1-8% of the white blood cells). These cells are
> myeloid cells which have a particular position on the CD45/SSC plot
> where normally myeloid cells are not presented. The phenotype you
> described is very consistently myeloid always CD13 and CD33 positive,
>  lacking lymphoid markers and never shows CD34 positivity. Interestingly
> these cells are in the lymphocyte region on the FSC/SSC plot. After
> several discussions with my pathologist colleague we concluded that
> these cells may be some kind of micromyeloblasts.
> I'm also interested in any knowledge or idea of this great flow
> community about this myeloid population. Has the presence of these
> cells any diagnostic or prognostic role in the above mentioned
> myeloid diseases ? Please let me know if you'll get responses
> exluding the mine.
>
> Best regards,
> Pal Jakso
>
> University of Pecs
> Faculty of Medicine
> Dept. of Pathology
> 7643, Hungary
> 12. Szigeti str.
>
> On Friday, Oct 4, 2002, at 02:52 Europe/Budapest, Emanuel Raniolo wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Everyone
> >
> > Can anyone fill me in on the identity of a cell population that I have
> > seen
> > recently in 2 patients with myeloproliferative disorders.
> > The first patient was a chronic phase CML, the bone marrow of which
> > displayed a CD45+dim (slightly less than lymphocytes), intermediate
> > side
> > scatter (less than monocytes) population on CD45/Log SS analysis. This
> > population represented approximately 3% of all histogram events. The
> > phenotype was CD13+ CD33+ CD11b+ CD15- CD14- CD34- CD117-.
> > The second patient (primary thrombocythemia) bone marrow displayed a
> > similarly positioned numerically smaller population comprising 1% of
> > all
> > histogram events. This patient was not extensively phenotyped, but
> > again
> > this population was CD13+ CD34-.
> >
> > Has anyone seen these populations previously in their analysis. Do they
> > represent a mature or immature myeloid population?
> >
> > Your responses would be appreciated. Thankyou.
> >
> > Emanuel Raniolo
> > Cell Analysis and Cyopreservation Laboratory
> > Department of Haematology, IMVS Laboratories
> > The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Division
> > Woodville, South Australia.
> >
> >
> >


--
Az. Ospedaliera S.Giovanni Battista di Torino
Cap 10126 TORINO
C.so Bramante, 88/90



This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Sun Jan 05 2003 - 19:26:26 EST