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Faggot cell is a term used for cells normally found in the hypergranular form of acute promyelocytic leukemia (FAB - M3). This term is applied to these blast cells because of the presence of numerous Auer rods in the cytoplasm. The accumulation of these Auer rods gives the appearance of a bundle of sticks, from which the cells are given their name.[1]


References

  1. ^ Lichtman, Marshall A., Shafer, Jean A., Felgar, Raymond E., and Wang, Nancy. Lichtman's Atlas of Hematology.
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