Auer rods are specific for:: (A) Acute myeloid leukemia, (B) Acute lymphocytic leukemia, (C) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, (D) Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer is A. a. Acute myeloid leukemia(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 2442-2443, Ghai 8/e p 605-607)Auer rods are Needle-like azurophilic fusiform inclusions in cytoplasm of myeloblastsAuer rods are most reliable morphological feature of AML; Myeloblasts Stain +ve with MPO and Sudan Black B