Ascites and pleural effusion secondary to extramedullary hematopoiesis

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 318, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 286-288

  Oren, Ilana ^a   Goldman, Adriana ^a   Haddad, Nuhad ^a   Azzam, Zaher ^a   Krivoy, Norberto ^a   Alroy, Gideon ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia; Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Myelofibrosis; Peritoneal effusion; Pleural effusion

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HYDROXYUREA; MERCAPTOPURINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MYELOFIBROSIS; PLEURA BIOPSY; PLEURA DISEASE; PLEURA EFFUSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0033498831     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(15)40633-0     Document Type: Article

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