Which World Health Organization (WHO) Classification for MDS Is Best

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which World Health Organization (WHO) classification for MDS is best supported when the peripheral blood shows a general cytopenia, 5-19% blasts with Auer rods, and <1 × 10⁹ /L monocytes?

• A) Refractory anemia
• B) Refractory anemia with excess blasts 2
• C) MDS associated with isolated del(5q)
• D) Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia

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