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==Clinical Features==
==Clinical Features==
**Anemia
*Palpable splenomegaly
**Pancytopenia (in late disease)
*Bone pain
**Palpable splenomegaly
**Bone pain
**Increased serum LDH


==Differential Diagnosis==
==Differential Diagnosis==
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*[[Chronic myelogenous leukemia]] (CML)
*[[Chronic myelogenous leukemia]] (CML)
*Leukemoid reactions
*Leukemoid reactions


==Evaluation==
==Evaluation==
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*Bone marrow biopsy  
*Bone marrow biopsy  


===Evaluation<ref>Tefferi, A, et al. The 2008 World Health Organization classification system for myeloproliferative neoplasms: order out of chaos. Cancer. 2009; 115(17):3842-7,</ref>===
===Diagnosis<ref>Tefferi, A, et al. The 2008 World Health Organization classification system for myeloproliferative neoplasms: order out of chaos. Cancer. 2009; 115(17):3842-7,</ref>===
*Anemia
*Pancytopenia (in late disease)
*Increased serum LDH
 
*Criteria: The diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis requires meeting all 3 major criteria and 2 minor criteria.
*Criteria: The diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis requires meeting all 3 major criteria and 2 minor criteria.



Revision as of 20:23, 20 March 2017

Background

  • Chronic myeloproliferative disorder
  • Abnormal proliferation is seen in all 3 cell lines
  • Typically in elderly
  • Can be asymptomatic or symptomatic
  • Can be primary or develop secondary to polycythemia vera or essential thrombocytosis

Clinical Features

  • Palpable splenomegaly
  • Bone pain

Differential Diagnosis

Evaluation

Workup

  • CBC
  • Blood smear
  • Chem 7
  • Bone marrow biopsy

Diagnosis[1]

  • Anemia
  • Pancytopenia (in late disease)
  • Increased serum LDH
  • Criteria: The diagnosis of primary myelofibrosis requires meeting all 3 major criteria and 2 minor criteria.
Major criteria
Megakaryocyte proliferation and atypia with reticulin and/or collagen fibrosis,

or with increased marrow cellularity, granulocytic proliferation, and decreased erythropoiesis

Not meeting WHO criteria for CML, PV, MDS, or other myeloid neoplasm
Demonstration of JAK2V617F or other clonal marker or no evidence of reactive bone marrow fibrosis
Minor criteria
Leukoerythroblastosis
Increased serum LDH
Anemia
Palpable splenomegaly

Management

  • Blood transfusion
  • Ruxolitinib
  • Allogeneic stem cell transplantation

Also See

References

  1. Tefferi, A, et al. The 2008 World Health Organization classification system for myeloproliferative neoplasms: order out of chaos. Cancer. 2009; 115(17):3842-7,