Article
Cutting the cord from myelodysplastic syndromes: chronic myelomonocytic leukemia-specific biology and management strategies.
Current opinion in hematology - 1 Mar 2015
Padron Eric, Steensma David P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) is a troublesome hematologic malignancy characterized by peripheral blood monocytosis, marrow dysplasia, cytopenias, frequent extramedullary involvement by clonal cells, and a propensity for progression to acute myeloid leukemia. Although previously considered a subtype of the myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), CMML is now recognized as a distinct entity...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
