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case_images: (a) and (b) Chest skiagram and CT scan of the patient, revealing left pleural effusion.
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case_images: Cytospin-processed smear of pleural fluid revealing uniformly dispersed haematolymphoid blasts intermixed with mesothelial cells (H&E x400).
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case_images: The cytospin-processed smears revealed numerous uniformly dispersed and singly scattered haematolymphoid blasts against haemorrhagic background (Figure 2).
case_images: (a) Peripheral smear showing myeloblasts (Leishman x400) and (b) FNAC of axillary lymph node revealing infiltration by myeloid blasts (Leishman x200).
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case_images: A complete haemogram followed revealing haemoglobin:8.5 g/dl, total leucocyte count of 72,000/cumm with 82% blasts and decreased platelet count (Figure 3a). During the course, she developed axillary lymphadenopathy, aspiration of which revealed infiltration by myeloid blasts (Figure 3b).