Persistent
basophilic cytoplasm:
Indicates
nuclear-cytoplasm asynchrony
Hypo/hypersegmentation,
nuclear rings
Large,
hypogranulation, or absence of granules
Uneven
cytoplasmic staining:
Dense
ring of basophilia around edge of cell with clear
zone around nucleus
No
primary granules in promyelocyes or myelocytes
Occassional
Auer rod lead to error of AML