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Blast Crisis

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Definition: An advanced phase of chronic myelogenous leukemia, characterized by a rapid increase in the proportion of immature white blood cells (blasts) in the blood and bone marrow to greater than 30%.  coordinate IM with specific neoplasm term /pathol (IM); note category; do not confuse with BLAST TRANSFORMATION see LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; blast transformation in chronic myelogenous leukemia goes here not at LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION   
See Also Lymphocyte Activation 		Other names Blast Phase; Phases, Blast; Phase, Blast; Crisis, Blast; Crises, Blast; Blast Phases; Blast Crises

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