Figure 1. Red blood cells are macrocytic (MCV 104)and exhibit mild aniso- and poikilocytosis. Only a rare polychromatophilic cell is seen. A Pelger-Huet-like neutrophil is present.
Figure 3. Cellular marrow with erythroid hyperplasia. The blast population is not increased. Minimal dysplastic changes are present inthe erythroid series.(10x)
Figure 4. Marked erythroid hyperplasia is more evident at higher magnisfication. Binucleated erythroid precursors are present. Cytoplasm on many of the erythroid precursors has shaggy borders. Howell-Jolly bodies are also present. (20x)
Figure 5. The marrow shows 60% cellularity due primarily to erythroid hyperplasia. Megakaryocytes show dysplastic changes. Clusters of immature myeloid precursors are also evident.
Figure 6. Higher magnification of previous image shows the marked erythroid hyperplasia with marked increase in early to intermediate forms. Megakaryocytic dysplasia and clustering of immature myeloid precursors are evident.