Diretrizes para diagnóstico morfológico em síndromes mielodisplásicas

Myelodysplastic syndromes require both thorougly and systematic blood smear and bone marrow examinations. The main goal of this report is to establish criteria of the morphological ( cyto-histological) features, as parameters for the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes ( MDS) from peripheral blood smears and bone marrow samples, with especial address to hematology and pathology practitioners. The main features are listed ( checklist) at the end of this report, in order to synthesize them.