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PART 7: Oncology and Hematology
SECTION 2   Hematopoietic Disorders

108 Polycythemia Vera and Other Myeloproliferative Diseases
Jerry L. Spivak

Figure 108-1  Teardrop-shaped red blood cells indicative of membrane damage from passage through the spleen, a nucleated red blood cell, and immature myeloid cells indicative of extramedullary hematopoiesis are noted. This peripheral blood smear is related to any cause of extramedullary hematopoiesis.
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Figure 108-2  This marrow section shows the marrow cavity replaced by fibrous tissue composed of reticulin fibers and collagen. When this fibrosis is due to a primary hematologic process, it is called myelofibrosis. When the fibrosis is secondary to a tumor or a granulomatous process, it is called
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