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%.
Synonyms: Blast Phases, Phases, Blast, Crises, Blast, Blast Crises, Blast Crisis, Crisis, Blast, Blast Phase, Phase, Blast
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87 ,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
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D001752