A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and easy bruising. Blood tests reveal pancytopenia: Hb 80 g/L, WCC 2.0 x10^9/L, Platelets 50 x10^9/L. Bone m...

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A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and easy bruising. Blood tests reveal pancytopenia: Hb 80 g/L, WCC 2.0 x10^9/L, Platelets 50 x10^9/L. Bone marrow biopsy shows hypercellular marrow with >20% blasts. Auer rods are seen on the blood film. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML)

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Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)

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Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)

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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)

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Myelofibrosis

mrcp part 1 MCQ (SBA): Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)

A 60-year-old woman presents with fatigue and easy bruising. Blood tests reveal pancytopenia: Hb 80 g/L, WCC 2.0 x10^9/L, Platelets 50 x10^9/L. Bone marrow biopsy shows hypercellular marrow with >20% blasts. Auer rods are seen on the blood film. What is the most likely diagnosis?