Unit Objectives - 1

Reading assignment:

Pages 511 - 524

Unit objectives:

1. Define myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)

2. Explain the sequence of events thought to lead to MDS.

3. Recognize morphologic features of dypoiesis in bone marrow and peripheral blood.

4. Discuss abnormal functions of granulocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes in MDS.

5. Correlate peripheral blood and bone marrow findings in MDS with classification systems.