Refractory anemia

Refractory cytopenias with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD) is a frequent low-risk subtype of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; see this term) characterized by refractory cytopenias associated with dysplasia limited to one cell lineage.

Elliptocytosis

The presence of elliptical, cigar-shaped erythrocytes on peripheral blood smear.


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Isochromosome 14q in refractory anemia.
Boavida MG, Ambrosio P, Dhermy D, Silva C, Correia ME Jr.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1997;97(2):155-6.
We present a case of refractory anemia (MDS-RA) with the uncommon features of marked elliptocytosis and schistocytosis in the peripheral blood and isochromosome 14q.