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Hyperleukocytosis is defined as a white blood cell count (WBC) of greater than 100,000/µl and is usually a feature of myeloproliferative or lymphoproliferative disorders (leukemias). An elevated WBC may occur in the chronic leukemias, in which there is a proliferation of the mature forms of white blood cells, or in acute leukemias, including blastic crisis of chronic myelocytic leukemias, in which the hyperleukocytosis reflects primarily blasts.
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Dutcher, J.P. (1987). Hyperleukocytosis in Leukemia—An Emergency. In: Dutcher, J.P., Wiernik, P.H. (eds) Handbook of Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0476-8_11
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