Morphologic Dysplasia in Myelodysplastic Syndromes: How accurate are morphologists?

In the absence of an increased % of blasts (5-19%) and accepted cytogenetic findings [(-7, del(7),del(5q), isochrome 17q or l(17p), -13 or del(13q), (-11), and rarer losses and translocations] [1] a diagnosis of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) can still be made in the presence of cytopenias and morphologic dysplasia ( “abnormal growth or development of cells”) [2] that persists for several months.
Source: Leukemia Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research