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ReviewFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Diagnostic challenges in acute monoblastic/monocytic leukemia in children.

Elena Varotto, Eleonora Munaretto, Francesca Stefanachi, Fiammetta Della Torre, Barbara Buldini

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Review in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elena VarottoPediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Maternal and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy.
Eleonora MunarettoPediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Maternal and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy.
Francesca StefanachiPediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Maternal and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy.
Fiammetta Della TorrePediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Maternal and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy.
Barbara BuldiniPediatric Hematology Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant Division, Maternal and Child Health Department, Padua University, Padua, Italy.
University of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute monoblastic/monocytic leukemia (AMoL), previously defined as M5 according to FAB classification, is one of the most common subtypes of Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) in children, representing ~15-24% of all pediatric AMLs. Currently, the characterization of monocytic-lineage neoplasia at diagnosis includes cytomorphology, cytochemistry, immunophenotyping by multiparametric flow cytometry, cytogenetics, and molecular biology. Moreover, measurable residual disease (MRD) detection is critical in recognizing residual blasts refractory to chemotherapy. Nonetheless, diagnosis and MRD detection may still be challenging in pediatric AMoL since the morphological and immunophenotypic features of leukemic cells potentially overlap with those of normal mature monocytic compartment, as well as differential diagnosis can be troublesome, particularly with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia and reactive monocytosis in infants and young children. A failure or delay in diagnosis and inaccuracy in MRD assessment may worsen the AMoL prognosis. Therefore, improving diagnosis and monitoring techniques is mandatory to stratify and tailor therapies to the risk profile. This Mini Review aims to provide an updated revision of the scientific evidence on pediatric AMoL diagnostic tools.

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childrencytogeneticscytomorphologyFAB-M5 AMLimmunophenotypemolecular biologymultiparametric flow cytometrypediatric acute monoblastic/monocytic leukemia

Identifiers

PMID36245718
PMCPMC9554480
OpenAlexW4297545628

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