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Is a 13.7 wbc and monocytes high enough to be leukemia?

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Get more information: The white blood cell count alone is not enough to determine if there is leukemia. The type of blood cells that are increased is what is important. This is called a differential, where the laboratory and/or the hematologist look at the blood cells to see what is abnormal. Immature blood cells or a very high monocyte count can indicate the possibility of leukemia.

Answered 6/27/2019

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Dr. Tony Ho answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Not necessarily: 13.7 is not hugely abnormal, so you cannot make the diagnosis off that alone; however, if of those 13.7k there are a high percentage of blasts, then yes, this could be consistent with leukemia.

Answered 8/18/2017

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