title: Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia following refractory anemia with sideroblasts: report of two cases.
abstract: We report 2 patients with idiopathic refractory sideroblastic anemia who developed chronic myelomonocytic leukemia 1 to 5 yr later. This observation supports the decision of the FAB cooperative group to include both conditions in the category of myelodysplastic syndrome.
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authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bursztyn
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Douer
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authors.lastname: Ramot
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000753:Anemia, Refractory / Q000150:complications*; D000756:Anemia, Sideroblastic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male