WHO MDS CLASSIFICATION SUBTYPE

PROVISIONAL ENTITY: REFRACTORY CYTOPENIA OF CHILDHOOD (RCC)

Normal

Red Blood Cells

Abnormal

White Blood Cells

Normal

Platelets

Blasts

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.