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Myelofibrosis x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
X-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of myelofibrosis. Findings on x-ray suggestive of myelofibrosis include osteosclerosis at different sites of the body, which tends to be diffuse and devoid of architectural distortion.
X Ray
X Ray
An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of myelofibrosis. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of myelofibrosis include:
- Bony sclerosis[1]
- Osteolytic lesions[2]
- Soft tissue masses
- Increase in bone volume
- Periosteal reaction[3]
- Possible diffuse osteoporosis with characteristic “moth eaten” appearance[4]
- Diffuse, purely lytic changes which are usually small, well-defined lesions located at the cortex of the bones of the trunk and legs[4][5]
References
References
- ↑ Marino GG, Robinson WL (February 1989). “Acute myelofibrosis: correlation of radiographic, bone scan, and biopsy findings”. J. Nucl. Med. 30 (2): 251–4. PMID 2738653.
- ↑ Sideris P, Tassiopoulos S, Sakellaropoulos N, Androulaki A, Variami E, Gogas H, Kanakis M, Vaiopoulos G (August 2006). “Unusual radiological findings in a case of myelofibrosis secondary to polycythemia vera”. Ann. Hematol. 85 (8): 555–6. doi:10.1007/s00277-006-0131-3. PMID 16673126.
- ↑ Guermazi A, de Kerviler E, Cazals-Hatem D, Zagdanski AM, Frija J (1999). “Imaging findings in patients with myelofibrosis”. Eur Radiol. 9 (7): 1366–75. doi:10.1007/s003300050850. PMID 10460376.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MESZAROS WT, SISSON M (December 1961). “Myelofibrosis”. Radiology. 77: 958–67. doi:10.1148/77.6.958. PMID 14473005.
- ↑ Pettigrew JD, Ward HP (September 1969). “Correlation of radiologic, histologic, and clinical findings in agnogenic myeloid metaplasia”. Radiology. 93 (3): 541–8. doi:10.1148/93.3.541. PMID 5822732.
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