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How do you diagnose acute leukemia-mixed phenotype?
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Medical Oncology · West Virginia University Cancer Institute
Mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL) is extremely rare and is diagnosed by immunophenotyping studies demonstrating two distinct blast populations, one myeloid (AML) and the other lymphoid (ALL). Ultimately, these patients require an allogeneic stem cell transplant. I treat these patients according ...