Which of the Six WHO MDS Subgroups Contains Two or More

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the six WHO MDS subgroups contains two or more cytopenias, rare or no blasts, less than 1 x 10⁹ /L monocytes in the peripheral blood and less than 5% blasts and less than 15% ringed sideroblasts in the bone marrow?

• A)Refractory anemia (RA)
• B)Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts (RARS)
• C)Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia (RCMD)
• D)Refractory anemia with excess blasts 2 (RAEB 2)

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