Occurrence of spontaneous malignant lymphoma in the course of idiopathic myelofibrosis.
The spontaneous development of malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a patient with idiopathic myelofibrosis is described. The tumor appeared 3 years after clinical diagnosis of the latter. Implications of the association between myeloproliferative and lymphoproliferative disorders at a pathogenetic level are briefly discussed.
Bogliolo
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Cattedra di Patologia Medica B, University of Genoa, Italy.
Lerza
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Ruggieri
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Pannacciulli
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D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D004906:Erythrocyte Count; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications*