Abstract
Osteomyelofibrosis is a myeloproliferative disorder in which fibrosis and sclerosis finally lead to bone marrow obliteration. Liver and spleen compensate for bone marrow loss with extramedullary hematopoiesis. In some patients the resulting splenomegaly causes severe symptoms such as local compression, thrombocytopenia and hemolytic anemia. In such patients, splenectomy is the only promising treatment, although it represents a significant risk.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Blood Coagulation Tests
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Platelet Count
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Postoperative Complications / blood
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Postoperative Complications / mortality
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Primary Myelofibrosis / diagnostic imaging
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Primary Myelofibrosis / pathology
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Primary Myelofibrosis / surgery*
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Splenomegaly* / diagnostic imaging
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Splenomegaly* / pathology
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Splenomegaly* / surgery
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Survival Rate
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome