Erschienen in:
15.05.2023 | Letter to the editor
Another cause of pseudobasophilia: flower cells
verfasst von:
Joaquín Jerez, Francisca Sánchez, Francisco Flores, Lissette Guajardo, José Luis Briones, Carolina Selman
Erschienen in:
Journal of Hematopathology
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Ausgabe 3/2023
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Excerpt
Basophilia is defined as an absolute blood basophil count greater than 0.1 × 10
9/L [
1]. It is a rare finding with a clear association with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms, in particular chronic myeloid leukemia. Values above a cutoff point of 0.4 × 10
9/L are highly specific for hematological malignancies [
2]. Therefore, recognizing basophilia is of clinical relevance. …