MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME: DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND PROGNOSIS (LITERATURE REVIEW).

Given the difficulties of diagnosis, the absence of a typical clinical picture of myelodysplastic syndrome accompanied by cytopenia, a high risk of transformation into acute myeloid leukemia, discussion of the formation, terminology, pathogenesis, classification, clinical course and principles of management of this group of tumor diseases is very relevant. The review article discusses the issues of terminology, pathogenesis, classification and diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), as well as the principles of management of this category of patients. Due to the absence of a typical clinical picture of MDS, in order to exclude other diseases accompanied by cytopenia, not only routine hematological examination methods are necessary, but also a mandatory cytogenetic examination of the bone marrow.