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'''Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia''', also known as '''agnogenic myeloid metaplasia''', '''chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis''', and '''primary myelofibrosis''',<ref>Older terms include "myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia" and "agnogenic myeloid metaplasia". The [[World Health Organization]] utilizes the name "chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis", while the International Working Group on Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment calls the disease "primary myelofibrosis".</ref> was first described in 1879 and is currently classified as a [[myeloproliferative disease]] caused by the growth and proliferation of an abnormal [[bone marrow]] stem cell, resulting in the [[fibrosis|replacement of the bone marrow with fibrous connective tissue]]. An eponym for the disease is Heuck-Assmann disease, or Assmann's Disease. | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia, also known as agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis, and primary myelofibrosis,[1] was first described in 1879 and is currently classified as a myeloproliferative disease caused by the growth and proliferation of an abnormal bone marrow stem cell, resulting in the replacement of the bone marrow with fibrous connective tissue. An eponym for the disease is Heuck-Assmann disease, or Assmann's Disease.
References
- ↑ Older terms include "myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia" and "agnogenic myeloid metaplasia". The World Health Organization utilizes the name "chronic idiopathic myelofibrosis", while the International Working Group on Myelofibrosis Research and Treatment calls the disease "primary myelofibrosis".