Childhood myelodysplastic syndrome

An uncommon hematologic malignancy occurring during childhood. Many of the morphologic, immunophenotypic, and genetic changes seen in adult myelodysplastic syndromes are also observed in the childhood variants of the disease. Children present with neutropenia and thrombocytopenia more often than adults, and bone marrow hypocellularity is more often seen in children than adults.

Also known as: myelodysplastic syndrome, childhood MDS, childhood myelodysplastic syndrome

1584 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Childhood myelodysplastic syndrome itself.