A 50 year-old man presented with leukocytosis. His total leukocyte count was 26,500/μl with 2% myelocytes, 2% metamyelocytes, 3% bands and 81% segmented neutrophils (Figs. 3.1 and 3.2).
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(2009). Case 3. In: Sun, T. (eds) Atlas of Hematologic Neoplasms. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89848-3_4
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