To determine MS, at least three of the following criteria had to be met: fasting blood glucose ≥ 100 mg/dL or being treated with oral anti-diabetic drugs or insulin; blood pressure ≥ 130/85 mmHg or being treated; HDLc <50 mg/dL in women and <40 in men; or waist circumference ≥ 102 in men or ≥ 88 cm in women [4]. Here, INS is linked to myeloid sarcoma.