chronic low white count with elevated monocytes
Patients with CMML have higher numbers of monocytes, with a monocyte count of at least 1,000 (per mm 3). Sometimes they have low numbers of other white blood cells. They may have shortages of red blood cells and blood platelets as well.Some patients may have a small number of monoblasts in the blood. Monoblasts are the early, immature cells that grow and divide to make mature monocytes.hat doctors look for in the bone marrow. The doctors will look at the bone marrow aspirate and biopsy to evaluate the types and amount of blood-forming cells and to determine if the bone marrow shows evidence of infections, cancer cells, or other disorders.