Chronic neutrophilic leukemia other diagnostic studies
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Homa Najafi, M.D.[2]; Grammar Reviewer: Natalie Harpenau, B.S.[3]
Overview
Overview
Bone marrow morphology may be helpful in the diagnosis of chronic neutrophilic leukemia (CNL). Hypercellularity with myeloid hyperplasia, increasing myeloid to erythroid ratio, increasing of myelocytes, metamyelocytes, and bands, absence of basophilia and eosinophilia,Megakaryocytic hyperplasia
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
Bone marrow biopsy
- Bone marrow study may be helpful in the diagnosis of CNL.
- Findings suggestive of CNL include:[1][2]
- Hypercellularity with myeloid hyperplasia
- Increasing myeloid to erythroid ratio
- Increasing of myelocytes, metamyelocytes, and bands
- Absence of basophilia and eosinophilia
- Megakaryocytic hyperplasia
References
References
- ↑ Uppal, Guldeep; Gong, Jerald (2015). “Chronic neutrophilic leukaemia”. Journal of Clinical Pathology. 68 (9): 680–684. doi:10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203060. ISSN 0021-9746.
- ↑ Swerdlow, Steven (2008). WHO classification of tumours of haematopoietic and lymphoid tissues. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. ISBN 9789283224310.
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