Article
Cytopenia, dysplasia, and monocytosis: a precursor to chronic myelomonocytic leukemia or a distinct subgroup? Case reports and review of literature.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jun 2011
Singh Zeba N, Post Ginell R, Kiwan Elias, Maddox Anne-Marie
Abstract excerpt
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) consists of disorders with overlapping dysplastic and proliferative features. The diagnosis of CMML requires absolute monocytosis (> 1000/μL) in addition to other criteria outlined by the World Health Organization (WHO) classification.(1) Monocytosis not reaching 1000/μL has been observed in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and presents a diagnostic challenge in classification...
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