2006-10-12 23:36:12 · 4 answers · asked by Ali 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Talk with your doctor or hematologist. The blood smear shows the type percentages of blood cells. Myelo's meta's and blasts are very young primitive cells normally residing in the bone marrow, where normally they turn into red cells, white cells and/or platelets. When a body faces significant trauma, disease, or when the body cannot keep up with the demand, sometimes these cells are released into the blood stream in greater numbers than normal. The blood smear in this case, cannot provide a definitive diagnosis by itself. Other blood parameters (i.e. red cell count, white count, platelets, Hemoglobin, hematocrit, MCV etc,) along with the patient's symptoms and other symptoms would be required for a diagnosis.
2006-10-12 23:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Ed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone has some level of blast cells in there peripheral blood. To many however is a sign of Leukemia. They will probably want to do a bone marrow biopsy to check the marrow for percentage of blasts.
2016-05-21 22:27:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the absolute count and symptoms.
If patient has enlarged liver/spleen - Chronic myeloid leukaemia?
If accompanied by infection - Leukaemoid reaction?
Hard to say without further info.
2006-10-12 23:41:37 · answer #3 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
need a actual count of the cell types - could be a lot of things.
form and common cold to cancer.
can't tell without cbc to start.
j
2006-10-13 03:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by jewells_40 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋