Is there a role for phlebotomy in secondary polycythemia?

Topics: Medical Oncology • Myeloproliferative Neoplasms • Hematology • Benign Hematology

Aside from addressing the underlying case, is there a role for phlebotomy in secondary polycythemia such as in COPD or post-renal transplant erythrocytosis?

Answer from: at Academic Institution

Prefatory to answering the question, I think it's important to specify the full nature of the problem because there is confusion in the hematology literature about the criterion used to define erythrocytosis as well as the phlebotomy target in secondary erythrocytosis. Currently, hematologists use t...

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