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Clinical features of patients with Philadelphia-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms complicated by portal hypertension.
Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia - 1 Jan 2015
Yan Matthew, Geyer Holly, Mesa Ruben, Atallah Ehab, Callum Jeannie, Bartoszko Justyna, Yee Karen, Maganti Manjula, Wong Florence, Gupta Vikas
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BACKGROUND: Portal hypertension has been reported to afflict 7% to 18% of patients with Philadelphia-negative MPNs, with complications of variceal bleeding and ascites. The clinical features and outcomes of these patients are unclear. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this multicenter retrospective study, we evaluated the clinical features of 51 patients with MPNs complicated by PHTN. RESULTS: The diagnosis of underlying...
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