Haematological disease - Tissue - deceased donors

Essential information

Obligatory

Must not donate if:

1. Malignant.
2. Clonal disorder such as primary polycythaemia (rubra vera) or essential thrombocythaemia.

Discretionary

1. If polycythaemia or thrombocytosis is secondary to a non-malignant/clonal condition, accept.
2. Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS), see Malignancy.

Supporting information

See if relevant

• Anaemia
• Haemoglobin disorders
• Immune thrombocytopenia
• Malignancy
• Therapeutic venesection

Additional information

Clonal disorders result from the proliferation of a single cell. Because they have the potential to become malignant, they are treated in the same way as malignancy.

Reason for change:

Monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) moved to the ‘Discretionary’ section, and a reference to the ‘Malignancy’ entry added.

Version details:

TD-DSG Edition 203 Release 46 (04 August 2021)