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CHAPTER 14  NUCLEAR AND CYTOPLASMIC CHANGES IN LEUKOCYTES  141

                                      HYPOGRANULATION/AGRANULATION

















                      A                                           B
                      FIGURE 14–6A  Hypogranulation.               FIGURE 14–6B  Agranulation.


               DESCRIPTION:  Decreased number or absence of
                  specific granules giving the cytoplasm a colorless
                  appearance
               Associated with:  Myelodysplastic syndrome,
                  myeloproliferative neoplasms, infection




                                                                     C
                                                           FIGURE 14–6C  Normal segmented neutrophil for
                                                           comparison.
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