Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome-positive thrombocythemia without features of chronic myeloid leukemia in peripheral blood: Natural history and diagnostic differentiation from Ph-negative essential thrombocythemia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 504-512

  Michiels, Jan Jacques ^a,e   Berneman, Zwi ^a   Schroyens, Wilfried ^a   Kutti, Jack ^b   Swolin, Birgitta ^b   Ridell, Börje ^b   Fernando, Pagani ^c   Zanetto, Ulises ^d  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Serv de Hematol Clinica/Maternidad   (Argentina)

^d CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Goodheart Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bone marrow histopathology; Chronic myeloid leukemia; Essential thrombocythemia; Myeloproliferative disorders; Philadelphia chromosome

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLAST TRANSFORMATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SHAPE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYELOFIBROSIS; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTHEMIA; THROMBOCYTOSIS;

EID: 4344575770     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-004-0877-4     Document Type: Article

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