MEGACARYOCYTES IN THE PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION.
A megacaryocyte is seen commonly as an occasional cell in the peripheral blood of patients with myelogenous leucemia. Less commonly they appear in relatively large numbers. These giant cells also may occur in the blood under other conditions. Their presence is indicative of a bone marrow under intense strain.
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Collis P. Huntington Memorial Hospital of Harvard University, and the Medical Services of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.