A Case with Micromegakaryocytes

Celkan, Tiraje; Apak, Hilmi; Özkan, Alp; Akı, Hilal; Taşyüreklı, Mustafa; Yüksel, Lebriz; Yıldız, İnci

A Case with Micromegakaryocytes [Turk J Hematol]

Turk J Hematol. 2001; 18(3): 203-206

A Case with Micromegakaryocytes

Tiraje Celkan¹, Hilmi Apak¹, Alp Özkan¹, Hilal Akı², Mustafa Taşyüreklı³, Lebriz Yüksel¹, İnci Yıldız¹
¹Department Of Paediatric Haematology-oncology, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, University Of İstanbul, Turkey
²Department Of Pathology, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, University Of İstanbul, Turkey
³Department Of Histology, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, University Of İstanbul, Turkey

A boy with no previous history of bleeding presented with ecchymoses and splenomegaly. He was followed up for thrombocytopenia and micromegakaryocytes for 20 months till clinically malignancy was diagnosed. Micromegakaryocytes must always be treated with suspicion, as they may provide an important clue for dyshematopoesis. Key Words: Micromegakaryocytes, Leukemia, Dismegakaryopoesis.

Keywords: Micromegakaryocytes, Leukemia, Dismegakaryopoesis.

Corresponding Author: Tiraje Celkan, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English

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