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Ringed sideroblasts (iron stain)

Ringed sideroblasts (iron stain)
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Author: Timothy C Carll, MD; Girish Venkataraman, MD, MBBS
Category: Myeloid Neoplasms and acute leukemia (WHO 2016) > Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) > MDS with Ring Sideroblasts (MDS-RS)
Published Date: 03/23/2018

Ring sideroblasts on iron stain

 

Reactive causes such as alcoholism, anti-tubercular therapy (isoniazid) as well as myelodysplastic syndrome are common causes. SF3B1 mutation is typical in neoplastic cases.

 

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