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Promyelocyte

Promyelocyte
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Author: Najmaldin Saki, Ph.D, FCLS; Amirhossein Mohammadzadeh, M.Sc; Mahdis Kakoli, M.Sc
Category: Laboratory Hematology > Basic cell morphology > Morphologic variants of white blood cells > Promyelocyte
Published Date: 12/04/2025

Peripheral blood smear from a patient with AML‑M3 (acute promyelocytic leukemia).

Four promyelocytes are present, each showing the characteristic ‘folded’ or ‘creased’ nuclear morphology often described as resembling crumpled tissue paper.

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