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Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Study findings on myelodysplastic syndrome are outlined in reports from American University of Beirut, Department of Internal Medicine

Published in Blood Weekly, August 26th, 2010

Investigators publish new data in the report 'Chronic lymphocytic leukemia associated with myelodysplastic syndrome with ring sideroblasts.' According to recent research published in the Southern Medical Journal, "Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (MDS/AML) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in the same patient is extremely rare. We describe a 69-year-old CLL patient who developed MDS with ring sideroblasts 1 year after diagnosis of CLL and without any previous treatment."

"Diagnosis was based on flow cytometry, bone marrow aspirate morphology, and iron stain. Our findings indicate that the 2 disorders belong to 2 different...

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