Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for postpolycythemic myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis: a case report.
Myeloid metaplasia with myelofibrosis develops in about 10% of patients with polycythemia vera. We report a case of a 48-year-old female with postpolycythemic myelofibrosis successfully treated with allogeneic HLA-matched bone marrow transplantation.
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Department of Haematology, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées du Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France.
Giraudier
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Nedellec
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Joussemet
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Bourin
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Schill
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Gaillard
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Auzanneau
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D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006650:Histocompatibility Testing; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011086:Polycythemia / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous