Your brother has T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL).
This is clearly stated at the bottom of the report under “Impression”:
T-cell Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL)
2. What T-ALL means
- Acute → fast-growing, needs treatment urgently
- Lymphoblastic → affects immature white blood cells (blasts)
- T-cell → the cancer is coming from T-lymphocytes (a type of immune cell)
- Leukemia → cancer of the blood and bone marrow
So, his bone marrow is producing a very large number of abnormal T-cell blasts instead of normal blood cells.
3. How severe it is (from this report)
- 81% of his bone marrow cells are leukemic blasts
- This is high, confirming active leukemia
- These abnormal cells:
- Are immature
- Are not behaving like normal blood cells
- This explains symptoms like:
- Neck swelling
- Enlarged lymph nodes
- Likely fatigue, infections, anemia (even if not listed here)
4. Why doctors are confident about the diagnosis
They used flow cytometry, a very accurate test, to look at CD markers (cell surface proteins).
The leukemic cells:
- Strongly express T-cell markers:
- CD2, CD3, CD7, CD99 → positive
- Do NOT express:
- B-cell markers
- Myeloid markers
- NK-cell markers
This pattern specifically fits T-ALL, not any other leukemia.
Is this curable
