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Hyperleukocytosis in Leukemia—An Emergency

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Hyperleukocytosis is defined as a white blood cell count (WBC) of greater than 100,000/µl and is usually a feature of myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disorders (leukemias). An elevated WBC may occur in the chronic leukemias, in which there is a proliferation of the mature forms of white blood cells, or in acute leukemias, including blastic crisis of chronic myelocytic leukemias, in which the hyperleukocytosis reflects primarily blasts.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, 10461, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D.

  2. Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, 10461, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D.

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  1. Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  2. Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, 10461, Bronx, New York, USA

    Janice P. Dutcher M.D. (Associate Professor of Medicine) (Associate Professor of Medicine)

  3. Department of Oncology, Montefiore Medical Center, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

  4. Division of Medical Oncology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

  5. Albert Einstein Cancer Center, 10467, Bronx, New York, USA

    Peter H. Wiernik M.D. (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research) (Gutman Professor and Chairman, Director, Associate Director for Clinical Research)

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Dutcher, J.P. (1987). Hyperleukocytosis in Leukemia—An Emergency. In: Dutcher, J.P., Wiernik, P.H. (eds) Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0476-8_11

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