A Blood Sample from a Patient Suspected of Having ALL

question 32

Multiple Choice

A blood sample from a patient suspected of having ALL is received in the flow lab for immunophenotyping. The analysis is performed, and standard B-cell markers are present, but the patient is also CD33-positive. What is the most likely reason for this occurrence?

• A) The patient has a poorer prognosis than standard ALL.
• B) The patient is responding to the chemotherapy.
• C) The patient has ALL with aberrant myeloid cellular antigens.
• D) It cannot be determined by the information given.

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