This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Pathology
A  peripheral  smear  with  increased  neutrophils, basophils,  eosinophils,  and  platelets  is  highly suggestive of 
Select and explain. 
A. Acute myeloid leukemia, B. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, C. Chronic myelogenous leukemia, D. Myelodysplastic syndrome
C: Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Answer: C: Chronic myelogenous leukemia 
Explanation: The peripheral blood picture of this patient is quite characteristic of chronic myeloid leukemia.
Chronic  myeloid  leukemia  is  a  stem  cell  disease  that  is  characterized  by  leukocytosis  with  granulocytic  immaturities,  basophilia, splenomegaly and distinct chromosomal abnormality Philadelphia chromosome.