A 60-year-old patient visited his general practitioner because of fatigue and unexplained bruising. Physical examination revealed a frail, thin, pale man with widespread bruising
A CBC was ordered and revealed abnormal granularity of platelets and leukocytes. Red cells appeared dimorphic. Bone marrow analysis showed 20% ringed sideroblasts with
dysplastic changes in RBC and WBC precursors. No cytogenetic abnormalities were detected. Based on this information, what is a probable diagnosis?
a. Acute leukemia
b. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
c. Myelodysplastic syndrome
d. Myeloproliferative syndrome
Correct Answer: C
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