In leukemia, which laboratory finding is most consistent with the disease process?
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Correct answer: Marrow packed with immature lymphoblasts or myeloblasts
Leukemia involves proliferation of immature blasts (lymphoid or myeloid) in bone marrow which crowd out normal hematopoiesis, leading to anemia, thrombocytopenia, and neutropenia.
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