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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-19
pubmed:abstractText
We describe 10 cases of primary myelodysplastic syndrome in which marrow fibrosis was striking at presentation. All the cases showed trilineage dysplasia with increased megakaryopoiesis and marked reticulin fibrosis. Significant organomegaly was notably absent. This association has hitherto not been highlighted and it is important to distinguish these cases from those of idiopathic myelofibrosis with which they may be confused. Furthermore, their comparatively long survival distinguishes these cases from those previously described as acute myelodysplasia with myelofibrosis and malignant myelosclerosis. The pathogenesis of fibrosis in these cases may be related to disordered megakaryopoiesis and the platelet-derived cytokines that may be released. The treatment of these fibrotic cases remains problematical and further investigation is required.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0007-1048
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
499-504
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Myelofibrosis in primary myelodysplastic syndromes: a clinico-morphological study of 10 cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Academic Department of Haematology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article