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Discrepancy in diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis between referral and tertiary care centers.
Leukemia research - 1 Jan 2014
Arana Yi Cecilia, Jeyakumar Ghayathri, Medina Pedro, Cortes Jorge, Pierce Sherry, Bueso-Ramos Carlos, Kantarjian Hagop, Verstovsek Srdan
Abstract excerpt
Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) is myeloproliferative neoplasm whose diagnosis is based on a combination of clinical and pathology criteria. We evaluated 560 consecutive patients who were diagnosed with PMF upon a referral to our center and evaluated the frequency of and reasons for diagnostic discordance. Discordance in the diagnosis was found in 70 (12.5%) patients. Discordant cases had a significantly lower grade...
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