A 62-year-old man presented with epistaxis and gum bleeding. Peripheral blood examination showed a total leukocyte count of 11,400/μl with 30% monocytes, 2% promonocytes, 2% monoblasts, 49% neutrophils, 3% metamyelocytes, and 10% lymphocytes (Fig. 17.1).
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(2009). Case 17. In: Sun, T. (eds) Atlas of Hematologic Neoplasms. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89848-3_18
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