Ascites and Pleural Effusion Secondary to Extramedullary Hematopoiesis
作者:
ILANA OREN,
ADRIANA GOLDMAN,
NUHAD HADDAD,
ZAHER AZZAM,
NORBERTO KRIVOY,
GIDEON ALROY,
期刊:
The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
(OVID Available online 1999)
卷期:
Volume 318,
issue 4
页码: 286-286
ISSN:0002-9629
年代: 1999
出版商: OVID
关键词: Myelofibrosis;Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia;Extramedullary hematopoiesis;Pleural effusion;Peritoneal effusion.
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the pleura and peritoneum is rare. It is usually asymptomatic and generally is diagnosed on post mortem examination. Herein we describe a 33-year-old woman with longstanding myelofibrosis who presented with symptomatic ascites and pleural effusion. After complete evaluation, these were found to have been caused by extramedullary hematopoietic implants to the pleura and peritoneum. The pleural effusion responded to low-dose radiotherapy.
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