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Prefibrotic myelofibrosis: is this diagnosis valid?

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 111; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1182/blood-2007-10-115303

1528-0020

LoAnn C. Peterson,

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research

Wilkins and colleagues evaluate the utility of the World Health Organization (WHO) diagnostic criteria intended to separate cases previously classified as essential thrombocythemia (ET) into 2 groups: “true ET” and “prefibrotic myelofibrosis.” Focusing on bone marrow histology, the authors found substantial variation in classification of cases.