Early-stage idiopathic (primary) myelofibrosis - Current issues of diagnostic features

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1035-1041

  Thiele, J ^a   Kvasnicka, H M ^a   Zankovich, R ^a   Diehl, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical findings; Differential diagnosis; Early stage IMF; ET; Histopathology; Myelofibrosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RETICULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIESIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MYELOFIBROSIS; MYELOPHTHISIC ANEMIA; MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SILVER STAINING; SPLENOMEGALY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036237345     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190290021542     Document Type: Article

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