title: Myelodysplasia-like syndrome and end-stage liver disease: report of 2 cases.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology/Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Tex., USA. ykeung@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Keung
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodges
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cobos
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000515:alpha 1-Antitrypsin