Ascites in agnogenic myeloid metaplasia. Association with peritoneal implant of myeloid tissue and therapy

The case of a patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia and myelofibrosis engrafted upon a longstanding treated case of polycythemia rubra vera and presenting with ascites due to peritoneal implants of myeloid tissue is presented. Comments on the differential diagnosis of ascites in general, and esp...

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Published inCancer Vol. 50; no. 6; pp. 1189 - 1190
Main Authors Patel, Nalin M., Kurtides, E. Stephen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 15.09.1982
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Aged
Bone Marrow - pathology
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Polycythemia Vera - complications
Primary Myelofibrosis - diagnosis
Primary Myelofibrosis - etiology
Primary Myelofibrosis - pathology
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Summary:The case of a patient with agnogenic myeloid metaplasia and myelofibrosis engrafted upon a longstanding treated case of polycythemia rubra vera and presenting with ascites due to peritoneal implants of myeloid tissue is presented. Comments on the differential diagnosis of ascites in general, and especially in myelofibrosis, are entered. The specific simple methodology for the confirmation of this diagnosis through microscopic examination of the sediment of the ascitic fluid for the detection of megakaryocytes and erythroblasts is presented. Radiotherapy in moderate amounts offers a very effective and long‐lasting form of this entity.
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ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19820915)50:6<1189::AID-CNCR2820500627>3.0.CO;2-W