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Extramedullary peritoneal hematopoiesis combined with tuberculosis in a patient with primary myelofibrosis.
Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) - 1 Jan 2009
Kim Su-Jung, Lee Yenna, Kim Sung-Han, Kim Haeryoung, Park Kyoung-Un, Bang Soo-Mee, Lee Jong-Seok
Abstract excerpt
Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by bone marrow fibrosis or dysmegakaryocytes, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and the presence of JAK2 mutations. We present a 73-year-old man with PMF that had a fulminant clinical course. Peritoneal extramedullary hematopoiesis combined with tuberculosis was found 4 months after the diagnosis. This combination of complications has not been...
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