Asymptomatic essential thrombocythemia: a case report

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2003 Oct;46(4):655-7.

Abstract

Essential thrombocythemia (ET) is a clonal disorder of unknown etiology involving multipotent hematopoietic progenitor cell and belongs to the spectrum of chronic myeloproliferative disorders (CMPD). It is rarest of the CMPD with no case reported from India. The case being presented was detected incidentally during routine investigations in an adult female who presented with mild abdominal discomfort.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Blood Cells / pathology
  • Bone Marrow / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • India
  • Thrombocythemia, Essential / blood
  • Thrombocythemia, Essential / diagnosis*
  • Thrombocythemia, Essential / pathology