Myelofibrosis with Cytopenias

Cytopenias represent a frequently encountered and often difficult clinical problem in patients with myelofibrosis (MF), and are usually more pronounced in patients with primary myelofibrosis (PMF) than those with post-polycythemia vera (post-PV) or post-essential thrombocythemia (post-ET) MF. Anemia is present in approximately 30% of patients with PMF at diagnosis and eventually develops in essentially all patients. While severe thrombocytopenia (platelets
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Source Type: research