"It usually affects the middle-aged to elderly, with a mean age of 60 years 6. The estimated prevalence is ~1:100,000. There may be a slight male predilection12 ."
"It usually affects the middle-aged to elderly, with a mean age of 60 years 6. The estimated prevalence is ~1:100,000. There may be a slight male predilection12 ."
"It is a chronic clonal stem cell disorder of neoplastic megakaryocytes and is considered a BCR-ABL1 (breakpoint cluster region-Abelson murine leukaemia viral oncogene homologue 1)-negative myeloproliferative disorder 11."
"Progressive bone marrow fibrosis is the result of collagen produced by non-neoplastic fibroblasts in response to inappropriate release of PDGF and TGF-ß from the neoplastic megakaryocytes 8."
Expected headings
"General"
"Musculoskeletal"
"Abdominal"
"Cardiovascular"
"Complications"