A Routine CBC from a 5-Year-Old Boy Shows 90% Blasts

question 27

Multiple Choice

A routine CBC from a 5-year-old boy shows 90% blasts in peripheral circulation. Cytochemical staining with SBB was negative and TdT was positive. Based on these findings, what is a probable diagnosis?

• A) AML
• B) ALL
• C) CML
• D) CLL

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Definitions:

Dominant Genes

Genes that express their trait even when only one copy is present, overshadowing recessive genes if they are also present.

Symbolic Notation

A system of symbols used to represent numbers, operations, relations, or concepts, especially in mathematics and logic.

Atomic Components

Fundamental elements that are not divisible into smaller parts within the context of a given framework.

Tautology

A statement that is always true by its logical structure, regardless of the truth of its components.