Myelodysplasia-like syndrome and end-stage liver disease: report of 2 cases.
We report 2 cases of myelodysplastic syndrome associated with cirrhosis caused by primary biliary cirrhosis and alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency. The etiology of myelodysplasia and its implication in liver transplantation is discussed.
Keung
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Division of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Tex., USA. ykeung@wfubmc.edu
Morgan
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Hodges
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Blann
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Cobos
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D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008105:Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D017093:Liver Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology; D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin / Q000378:metabolism
D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin