Polycythemia vera other diagnostic studies
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Shyam Patel [2]
Overview
Other diagnostic studies for polycythemia vera include bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy.
Other diagnostic studies
Other diagnostic studies for polycythemia vera include:
- Bone marrow aspiration
- This invasive proceduret sometimes is required for the diagnosis of polycythemia vera.
- It usually shows high proportions of leukocytes, erythrocytes, and thrombocytes. This is referred to as panmyelosis. [1]
References
- ↑ Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, Thiele J, Borowitz MJ, Le Beau MM; et al. (2016). “The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia”. Blood. 127 (20): 2391–405. doi:10.1182/blood-2016-03-643544. PMID 27069254.
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