What does a monoblast look like?
Monoblast and immature monocytic cell in peripheral blood. The cytoplasmic disintegration of the nucleated cell to the left is artifactual. However the nuclear features of this cell are well preserved and characteristic of a monoblast with fine chromatin, prominent nucleoli and small indentations.
What is acute monoblastic leukemia with asthenia?
Disease definition. Acute monoblastic leukemia (AML-M5), is one of the most common subtypes of acute myeloid leukemia (AML; see this term) that is either comprised of more than 80% of monoblasts (AML-M5a) or 30-80% monoblasts with (pro)monocytic differentiation (AML-M5b). AML-M5 presents with asthenia, pallor, fever, and dizziness.
What is the difference between monoblasts and promonocytes?
Monoblasts are agranular cells of intermediate size with basophilic cytoplasm; they resemble myeloblasts except for the tendency of their nuclei to be slightly clefted or lobulated. Promonocytes are slightly larger, have a lower nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio and have less cytoplasmic basophilia.
What is the difference between monocytic and monoblastic?
The monoblastic subtype is characterized by large blasts accounting for 80% or more of marrow monocytic cells. The monocytic subtype has fewer monoblasts (<80% of marrow monocytic cells) and greater numbers of promonocytes and monocytes (Bennett, 1985b).
Monoblasts are large cells, with round to oval nuclei and abundant cytoplasm (more cytoplasm than you normally see in a typical blast, such as a myeloblast). The chromatin pattern is very fine, as you’d expect in a blast cell, and you can often see nucleoli. Check out the blast in this image (it’s the one next to the big red arrow!):
What is the difference between monoblasts and myeloblasts?
A. Good question! There are a few distinctive features that help you differentiate between these two stages of monocyte development. Monoblasts are large cells, with round to oval nuclei and abundant cytoplasm (more cytoplasm than you normally see in a typical blast, such as a myeloblast).
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What are the developmental stages of the monoblast?
The monoblast is the first stage of monocyte-macrophage maturation. The developmental stages of the monoblast are: CFU-GM ( pluripotential hemopoietic stem cell or hemocytoblast) -> monoblast -> promonocyte -> monocyte -> macrophage / dendritic cell.