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WHO MDS CLASSIFICATION SUBTYPE
PROVISIONAL ENTITY: REFRACTORY CYTOPENIA OF CHILDHOOD (RCC)
NORMAL
ABNORMAL
Normal
Red Blood Cells
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Abnormal
White Blood Cells
![](https://www.mdsknowledgeispower.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/wbc-1.png)
Normal
Platelets
![](https://www.mdsknowledgeispower.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/platelets-1.png)
Blasts
![](https://www.mdsknowledgeispower.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Blasts-1.png)
Provisional Entity: Refractory Cytopenia of Childhood (RCC)
Refractory Cytopenia of Childhood (RCC) is characterized by persistent cytopenia with less than 5%
blasts in bone marrow and less than 2% blasts in the bloodstream. This is the most common subtype of childhood MDS.