This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Neoplastic disorders of WBCs, Subject name: Pediatrics
Auer rods are specific for 
Select and explain. 
A. Acute myeloid leukemia, B. Acute lymphocytic leukemia, C. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, D. Hodgkin's lymphoma
A: Acute myeloid leukemia
Answer: A: Acute myeloid leukemia 
Explanation: -Auer rods are Needle-like azurophilic fusiform inclusions in cytoplasm of myeloblasts -Auer rods are most reliable morphological feature of AML -Myeloblasts Stain +ve with MPO and Sudan Black B