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Anemia is a health condition in which the amounts of red blood cells in the body are below normal. Extrinsic hemolytic anemia is a form of anemia that affects the spleen.
Anemia occurs when the boy does not have adequate healthy red blood cells to transport oxygen to the body's tissues. Anemia can be short or long in duration, or it can be mild or acute and very serious.
Myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS, refers to a broad group of cancers in the blood and/or bone marrow. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society estimates that 11,000 MDS cases are diagnosed annually, based on an average of 50,484 diagnosed cases between 2001 and 2005 in the U.S. Males over 70 are the most common patients afflicted with MDS. There are several different types of MDS, some of which are higher risk than others.
