Extramedullary Splenic Hematopoiesis In Polycythemia Vera-A Case Report
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 9
Abstract
Abstract: Polycythemia Vera is a clonal myeloproliferative neoplastic process characterized by abnormal proliferation of erythrocytes ,megakaryocytes and granulocytes in bone marrow in the absence of an hypoxic stimulus and in the sites of extra medullary hematopoiesis like in spleen.The study is carried out in 46yr female to assess the degree of hematopoiesis to clarify the pathogenesis of splenomegaly.polycythemia Vera is a rare cause of extra medullary hematopoiesis.splenoectomy was done in this patient.Patient was diagnosed with polycythemia Vera 12yrs back
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Nisha Yadav, Neelima Arora, Quadir Fatima, Amit Kumar
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