New York State Department of Health - Wadsworth Center - Cytohematology Proficiency Testing

Slide 036 [50X]

This slide was taken from the peripheral blood of a 40-year old female with bone pain and renal insufficiency. Her white blood cell count was 9.0 X 10³/µL. The differential showed 22% plasma cells. The patient was diagnosed with plasma cell leukemia and was found to have lambda light chain, cryoglobulinemia and vasculitis. The correct choice was code 53: Plasma Cell.

NUMBER OF RESPONSES	CELL CODE AND TYPE
490	code 53- plasma cell

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