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184 SECTION FOUR LEUKOCYTES
DYSMEGAKARYOPOIESIS
A B
FIGURE 18–3A Giant platelet. FIGURE 18–3B Platelet with hypogranulation.
C D
FIGURE 18–3C Platelet with hypergranulation. FIGURE 18–3D Giant platelet.
Evidence of dysmegakaryopoiesis (Figure 18-3, A-H) may include any or all of the follow-
ing: giant platelets, platelets with abnormal granulation, circulating micromegakaryocytes,
large mononuclear megakaryocytes, and abnormal nuclear shapes.
