title: Incidental finding of myeloproliferative disorders during sternotomy.
abstract: We report 2 cases of myeloproliferative disorders discovered incidentally at the time of routine coronary bypass surgery. Suspicion of abnormal bone marrow tissue upon performing sternotomy and subsequent sampling for frozen section made the diagnosis. The surgical plan was changed, and partial revascularization without cardiopulmonary bypass was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hadassah Medical Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Maher E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Deeb
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shargal
authors.forename: Gideon
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Merin
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Milgalter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019046:Bone Marrow Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010954:Plasmacytoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery*