Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of cancers in which immature blood cells in the bone marrow do not develop into mature blood cells. These cells stay within the bone marrow in an immature state. “Myelodysplastic” come from “myelo” which means blood cells and “dysplastic” which means abnormal cell development or growth.
Examples of myelodysplastic syndromes include:
- Acute myelogenous leukemia
Childhood myelodysplastic syndrome. Bone marrow biopsy (H and E – 100X). Dysplastic megakaryocytes. Myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms: a recent classification system based on the World Health Organization Classification of Tumors - International Agency for Research on Cancer for Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues: Gupta G, Singh R, Kotasthane DS, Kotasthane VD - Journal of blood medicine (2010). Not altered. CC.
