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Faggot cells are cells normally found in the hypergranular form of
Faggot cells are cells normally found in the hypergranular form of acute promyelocytic leukemia
Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APML, APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the white blood cells. In APL, there is an abnormal accumulation of immature granulocytes called promyelocytes. The disease is characterized by a ...
(FAB - M3). These promyelocytes (not blast cells) have numerous Auer rods
Auer rods (or Auer bodies) are large, crystalline cytoplasmic inclusion bodies sometimes observed in myeloid blast cells during acute myeloid leukemia, acute promyelocytic leukemia, high-grade myelodysplastic syndromes and myeloproliferative disor ...
in the cytoplasm
In cell biology, the cytoplasm is all of the material within a eukaryotic cell, enclosed by the cell membrane, except for the cell nucleus. The material inside the nucleus and contained within the nuclear membrane is termed the nucleoplasm. The ...
which gives the appearance of a bundle of sticks
A faggot, in the meaning of "bundle", is an archaic English unit applied to bundles of certain items. Alternate spellings in Early Modern English include ''fagate, faget, fagett, faggott, fagot, fagatt, fagott, ffagott,'' and ''faggat''. A similar ...
, from which the cells are given their name.
See also
*Buttock cell
Buttock cells are cells having a notched appearance that are found in certain malignancies, such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (including follicular lymphoma), mycosis fungoides, and Sézary syndrome.
See also
* Clue cell
* Koilocyte
* Large cell ...
References
{{Reflist Human cells Pathology Hematology Acute myeloid leukemia