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How are pancytopenia and myelodysplastic syndrome differentiated
A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Edward Goldanswered
Internal Medicine 46 years experience
Bone Marrow Biopsy: Pancytopenia is a clinical condition that can be caused by a variety of diseases such as aplastic anemia, myelodysplasia, drug toxicity. Myelodysplas... Read More
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Dr. Agos Lucaanswered
Specializes in Pathology
See below...: They are not. Pancytopenia is one of the consistent features of a myelodysplastic syndrome. It can affect all cell lines in the peripheral blood (pa... Read More
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The tests for Myelodysplastic syndrome include:: Bone marrow biopsy, Complete blood count, Epoetin alfa, HIV test, HLA typing, Reticulocyte count, Vitamin B12 folate (folic acid) blood level, RBC f... Read More
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Dr. Kelty Bakeranswered
Hematology 30 years experience
MDS: Myelodysplastic syndrome (mds) is a bone marrow disorder which causes low blood counts (anemia, and low white cells and platelets) and a tendendency t... Read More
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Dr. Sameer Guptaanswered
Medical Oncology 20 years experience
MDS: Is a condition with ineffective development or maturation of blood cells in the bone marrow. Bone marrow examination is typically recommended for diag... Read More
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Dr. Agos Lucaanswered
Specializes in Pathology
See below...: The myelodysplastic syndromes (mds) are a group of clonal hematopoietic stem cell diseases characterized by cytopenia(s), dysplasia in one or more of ... Read More
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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The risk factors for getting Myelodysplastic syndrome include:: Aplastic anemia, Down syndrome.
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Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldsteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
Myelodysplasia: The typical bone marrow features seen in myelodysplastic syndrome can include a hypercellular marrow (the marrow is too full of cells although in some... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Keith Stockerl-Goldsteinanswered
Hematology and Oncology 32 years experience
Chemotherapy : There are some chemotherapy drugs that can be used for myelodysplastic syndrome(mds). Growth factors and transfusions can be used in some cases. Als... Read More
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Dr. William A Biermannanswered
Medical Oncology 48 years experience
Not necessarily: I would need more information. Mgus is not a cancer, but a condition that has a small chance of becoming myeloma. It does not require treatment. Mds h... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The symptoms of Myelodysplastic syndrome include:: Fatigue, Autoimmune conditions, Bacterial infections, Enlarged liver, Enlarged lymph nodes, Exercise intolerance, Large spleen, Pale skin, Petechiae... Read More
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Dr. Henry Hollandanswered
Medical Oncology 45 years experience
Myelodysplastic : Myelodysplastic syndrome (mds) is a category of blood disorder, whereby, the bone marrow is unable to produce normal blood cells (red cells, white blo... Read More
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Dr. Christian Schultheisanswered
Hematology and Oncology 26 years experience
Affects production: Myelo=blood. Dysplasia=abnormal
so what happens is the blood is not getting made normally because the blood cells have what is referred to as dyspoi... Read More
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