A laboratory professional notes single azurophilic needlelike inclusions in the cytoplasm of many of the circulating blasts while reviewing a blood smear of an AML patient. What is the most probable identification of the inclusion?

a. Toxic granulation
b. Uric acid crystals
c. Döhle bodies
d. Auer rods


Correct Answer: D

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