HAEM5:Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia: Difference between revisions

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[[Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MDS/MPN)|Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (MDS/MPN)]]

The clinical features are variable and significantly related to blood cell counts<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">Arber DA, et al., (2017). Introduction and overview of the classification of myeloid neoplasms, in World Health Organization Classification of Tumours of Haematopoietic and Lymphoid Tissues, revised 4th edition. Swerdlow SH, Campo E, Harris NL, Jaffe ES, Pileri SA, Stein H, Thiele J, Editors. IARC Press: Lyon, France, p82-86.</ref>. Some clinical presentations may be different in dysplastic (WBC count < 13 x 10⁹/L) and proliferative (WBC count ≥ 13 x 10⁹/L) subgroups<ref name=":0" />. In patients with increased white blood cell (WBC) count (~50% of all cases), constitutional symptoms (e.g. weight loss, fever, and night sweats) are common. In cases with cytopenia(s), similar to [[Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)|MDS]], clinical presentations are usually related to insufficient blood cells (anemia, leukopenia and/or thrombocytopenia, e.g. fatigue, infection, and bleeding tendency)<ref>Storniolo AM, Moloney WC, Rosenthal DS, Cox C, Bennett JM. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia. ''Leukemia''. 1990;4(11):766‐770.</ref>. Hepatosplenomegaly can be present in both subgroups, but are frequently related to leukocytosis. Rare cases with life-threatening hyperleukocytosis have been reported.