Diseases

Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by dysplasia in one or more hematopoietic cell lineages. They predominantly affect patients over 60, are considered preleukemic conditions, and have high probability of transformation into ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

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Abstract

Clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by dysplasia in one or more hematopoietic cell lineages. They predominantly affect patients over 60, are considered preleukemic conditions, and have high probability of transformation into ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Dysmyelopoietic Syndromes
  • Dysmyelopoietic Syndrome
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Syndrome, Dysmyelopoietic
  • Syndrome, Myelodysplastic
  • Syndromes, Dysmyelopoietic
  • Syndromes, Myelodysplastic
  • Hematopoetic Myelodysplasia
  • Hematopoetic Myelodysplasias
  • Myelodysplasia, Hematopoetic
  • Myelodysplasias, Hematopoetic

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

myelo- here = bone marrow, not spinal cord

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Previous Indexing

  • Anemia, Aplastic (1966-1985)
  • Bone Marrow Diseases (1966-1985)
  • Leukemia, Myelocytic (1966-1985)
  • Myeloproliferative Disorders (1966-1985)
  • Preleukemia (1977-1985)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009190. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009190
  2. Myelodysplastic Syndromes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelodysplastic_syndrome
  3. Myelodysplastic Syndromes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q954625