Table 2.
Comparison between the editions 2008 and 2016 WHO classification of MDS
| 2008 | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Refractory cytopenia with unilineage dysplasia (RCUD) | MDS with single lineage dysplasia (MDS-SLD) |
| Refractory anemia (RA) | |
| Refractory neutropenia (RN) | |
| Refractory thrombocytopenia (RT) | |
| Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts (RARS) | MDS with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS) |
| MDS-RS-SLD | |
| MDS-RS-MLD | |
| Refractory cytopenias with multilineage dysplasia | MDS with multilineage dysplasia (MDS-MLD) |
| Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) | MDS with excess blasts (MDS-EB) |
| RAEB-1 | MDS-EB-1 |
| RAEB-2 | MDS-EB-2 |
| MDS with isolated del(5q) | MDS with isolated del(5q) |
| MDS, unclassifiable (MDS-U) | MDS, unclassifiable (MDS-U) |
| Refractory cytopenia of childhood (provisional) | Refractory cytopenia of childhood (provisional) |
WHO: world health organization; MDS: myelodysplastic syndromes.