The patient is a male who is 65 years-old. He had been diagnosed with CML and is now 28 days post chemotherapy for blast crisis. Neutrophils = 10% Bands = 7% Monocytes = 7% Lymphocytes = 14% Blasts = 62% 11 NRBC/100 WBCs 1. Myeloid or lymphoid blast crisis is possible in CML. What percentage of CML in blast crisis present with a lymphoid transformation? 2. Phenotyping indicated the following (CD13=72%, CD34=95%, and CD33=80%). What type of markers are these? 3. Identify the cell type(s)seen (below) in the peripheral blood?

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