Question
The following are the myeloproliferative disorders except :
The correct answer is
Hairy cell leukaemia
Myeloproliferative Disorders Classification
Myeloproliferative disorders (MPNs) are a group of conditions characterized by the overproduction of one or more types of mature blood cells (red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets) stemming from a clonal expansion of hematopoietic stem cells in the bone marrow.
Evaluating the given options:
- Polycythemia vera: Characterized by the overproduction of red blood cells. This is a classic MPN.
- Essential thrombocytosis: Characterized by the overproduction of platelets. This is also a classic MPN.
- Chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML): Characterized by the overproduction of granulocytes (a type of white blood cell). CML is a well-defined MPN.
- Hairy cell leukaemia: This is a distinct type of chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder. It arises from lymphoid cells, not myeloid precursors, and is therefore not classified as an MPN.
Hairy cell leukaemia is the condition listed that is not a myeloproliferative disorder.
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