Myelomonocyte

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A Myelomonocyte is a type of cell observed in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia.^[1]

It bears a resemblance to both a myelocyte and monocyte.

It is derived from CFU-GM.

[edit] References

^ "Definition of myelomonocyte - NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms". http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/?searchTxt=myelomonocyte. Retrieved 2009-01-06.

Myeloid lineage - Blood (WBC and RBC)

Cellular/
HSCs

Myeloid/
CFU-GEMM

CFU-G:
Granulocytes

Band cell · Neutrophil

CFU-M:
Monocytes/
MPS

Macrophages	Histiocytes · Kupffer cells · Alveolar macrophage · Microglia · Osteoclasts · Epithelioid cells · giant cells (Langhans giant cells, Foreign-body giant cell, Touton giant cells)

CFU-DL	Dendritic cells · Langerhans cell

Common

Myelomonocyte

Granulocytes (Basophil)

Granulocytes (Eosinophil)

CFU-Meg	Megakaryoblast · Megakaryocyte · Platelets

CFU-E	Reticulocyte · Normoblast

Mast cell precursors

Noncellular

cell/phys (coag, heme, immu, gran), csfs

rbmg/mogr/tumr/hist, sysi/epon, btst

drug (B1/2/3+5+6), btst, trns

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Myeloid leukemia

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