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Refractory Anemia with Ring Sideroblasts

View larger version (136K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Bone marrow aspirate is hypercellular with erythroid hyperplasia and prominent dyserythropoiesis.

View larger version (128K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Nuclear-cytoplasmic asynchrony is characteristic of dysplastic erythroid elements.

View larger version (126K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Prussian blue stain is used to identify ring sideroblasts.

View larger version (139K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 4. Iron may be distributed in the mitochondria in a typical "necklace" pattern around the nucleus or as large clusters within the cytoplasm.

View larger version (113K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 5. Ring sideroblasts are formed by abnormal deposition of iron in the mitochondria surrounding the nucleus of red cell precursors.

View larger version (165K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 6. Sideroblasts constitute greater than 15% of the erythroblasts.

View larger version (174K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 7. RARS accounts for approximately 15%-20% of the myelodysplastic syndromes.

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