Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts

Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts
Classification and external resources
ICD-O M9982/3

Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS) is a type of myelodysplastic syndrome. RARS is characterized by 5% or less myeloblasts in bone marrow. RARS distinguished from Refractory anemia by having 15% erythroid cells with abnormal ringed sideroblasts.[1]


References

  1. Fedoriw, Yuri. "Pathology of Refractory Anemia With Ring Sideroblasts". Retrieved 28 August 2013.



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