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We report a further case of a recently recognized variety of acute myelomonocytic leukaemia (M4 subtype) with bone marrow eosinophilia and inversion of chromosome 16. The eosinophils showed a distinctly abnormal morphology, cytochemical staining and ultrastructure.
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Woessner, S., Lafuente, R., Florensa, L. et al. Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia with abnormal eosinophils and inversion of chromosome 16. Blut 50, 45–50 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00319770
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