1. Algorithm for the classification of adult-onset primary myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). This classification system is based on the 2008 criteria of the World Health Organization. AML, acute myeloid leukemia; RAEB, refractory anemia with excess blasts; RARS, refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts that are equal to or greater than 15% of bone marrow erythroid precursors; RCMD, refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia; RCUD, refractory cytopenia with unilineage dysplasia.
Source: Chapter 5. Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The MD Anderson Cancer Center Approach, The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology, 2e
Citation: Kantarjian HM, Wolff RA, Koller CA. The MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology, 2e; 2011 Available at: Accessed: November 15, 2017
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