Author(s): Cardoso, F ; Pires, J ; Miranda, J ; Araújo, JM
Date: 2012
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/671
Origin: Repositório do Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca
Subject(s): Mielofibrose primária; Hematopoese extramedular; Neoplasias do fígado; Diagnóstico diferencial; Primary myelofibrosis; Extramedullary haematopoiesis; Hepatic nodule
Primary myelofibrosis is one of the entities that may manifest with lesions of extramedullary haematopoiesis, especially in spleen and liver. The authors report a case of primary myelofibrosis presenting incidentally as an intrahepatic focal lesion of extramedullary haematopoiesis, a rare occurrence that highlights the challenge of hepatic nodule differential diagnosis, and allows reflection about the diagnostic criteria and prognostic factors of this myeloproliferative disease
