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Narendra Bhattarai: Never Label Thrombocytosis as ET Without Excluding CML
Mar 5, 2026, 14:42

Narendra Bhattarai: Never Label Thrombocytosis as ET Without Excluding CML

Narendra Bhattarai, Attending Hematopathologist at Rochester Regional Health, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Marked thrombocytosis.

No leukocytosis.

Looks like ET?

Think again.

Unusual CML can present with isolated thrombocytosis, mimicking other myeloproliferative neoplasms.

Don’t miss: Subtle basophilia

  • Left shift
  • Small hypolobated megakaryocytes
  • BCR: ABL1 positivity

Never label thrombocytosis as ET without excluding CML.

One is chronic.

One is targetable.”

Narendra Bhattarai

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