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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Myelofibrosis is a hematological disorder where there is replacement of bone marrow with collagenous connective tissue and progressive fibrosis, or the replacement of the marrow with scar tissue. It is also classified as a myeloproliferative disorder.[1][2] Myelofibrosis is a form of myeloid metaplasia, which refers to a change in cell type in the blood-forming tissue of the bone marrow, and often the two terms are used synonymously.[2]
References
- ↑ Myelofibrosis. Dr Henry Knipe ◉ and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/myelofibrosis. Accessed on March 7, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Myelofibrosis. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myelofibrosis. Accessed on March 7, 2016