Clinical discussions on blood disorders, coagulation, transfusion medicine, and hematologic malignancies.
Yes. Bone marrow is necessary in a patient with polycythemia vera and splenomegaly. There is a possibility of missing ET or associated primary or secondary myelofibrosis. The only way to distinguish between the three bcr-abl negative MPN namely MF, ET, and PV is by performing a bone marrow biopsy an...