Our data suggest that the propriety of administering AML Rx to patients with RAEB or RAEB-t who have poor prognosis without treatment is identical to the propriety of treating AML in this fashion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

It is suggested that imbalance in immunoregulatory T cells, which has a crucial role in the control of hemopoiesis, may be a primary event in the pathogenesis of myelodysplastic syndrome which eventually develops into an overt leukemia. [mdanderson.influuent.utsystem.edu]

Here we present data suggesting that the biology of RAEB-T more resembles that of refractory anemia (RA), refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS), and RAEB (“other MDS”) than that of AML. [bloodjournal.org]

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rod present in blast, 6 - 8% myeloblasts, neutrophils show nuclear hypolobulation RAEB-2: 47 year old woman with 12% myeloblasts and occasional Auer rods: Normocellular biopsy Normal erythroid precursors but shift to immature granulocytes Same patient [pathologyoutlines.com]

rods present in 70% of cases Ringed sideroblasts may be numerous Hypercellular marrow in 80-90% of cases Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) Must exclude CML and other myeloproliferative diseases first Usually splenomegaly and elevated WBC count but [thedoctorsdoctor.com]

normochromic anemia Macrocytosis Dimorphic red blood cells (RBC) Mixture of normal RBC and hypochromic microcytic RBC Often seen in Sideroblastic Anemia (RARS) Basophilic stippling Poikilocytosis Varying shapes, frequently macro-ovalocytes Bone marrow [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Case Report We present a 66 year old male, with a previous history of type II diabetes mellitus and hypercholesterolemia who arrived at the emergency department complaining of odynophagia and a left submandibular growth. [omicsonline.org]

The laboratory tests revealed normocytic anemia with a hemoglobin concentration of 6.0 g/dl, as well as thrombocytopenia (61 109/l) and leukocytosis (12 109/l) with circulating blasts. [spandidos-publications.com]