A 47-Year-Old Man Has Gingival Hypertrophy and a White Blood

A 47-year-old man has gingival hypertrophy and a white blood cell (WBC) count of 108 *10⁹/L. He has a moderate anemia and is thrombocytopenic. The differential consists primarily of a combination of mature monocytes, promonocytes, and CD14-positive blasts. Which of the following forms of acute myeloid leukemia is most likely?

A) Acute myeloid leukemia with maturation
B) Acute myeloid leukemia with t(15;17) (q22:q12)
C) Acute monoblastic leukemia
D) Acute myeloid leukemia with minimal differentiation

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