MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Hypersegmented PMN (Close-up)

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Hypersegmented PMN (Close-up)

This image shows a large PMN with multiple discretely-identifiable nuclear lobes, usually seen in megaloblastic anemias. Normal PMN's have less than or equal to 5 lobes.

Update Date: 10/30/2006

Updated by: William Matsui, MD, Assistant Professor of Oncology, Division of Hematologic Malignancies, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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