Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Anemia

A reduction in erythrocytes volume or hemoglobin concentration.


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PMID (PMCID)
27433418
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Extensive Bone Marrow Necrosis and Osteolytic Lesions in a Case of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Transformed from Polycythemia Vera.
Chambers I, Truong P, Kallail KJ, Palko W.
Cureus. 2016;8(6):e639.
The following case describes a patient with known polycythemia vera (PV) that presented with signs of multiple myeloma, including hypercalcemia, anemia, and lytic lesions of the thoracic spine and skull.
14574461
 MALE Adult
Successful treatment by selective arterial embolization of severe retroperitoneal hemorrhage secondary to bone marrow biopsy in post-polycythemic myelofibrosis.
Arellano-Rodrigo E, Real MI, Muntanola A, Burrel M, Rozman M, Fraire GV, Cervantes F.
Ann Hematol. 2004;83(1):67-70.
A 53-year-old man, diagnosed with polycythemia vera 12 years earlier, was submitted to a bone marrow biopsy due to the appearance of anemia with clinical and hematological features suggesting myelofibrotic transformation, a diagnosis that was confirmed by the marrow study.
9409109
 MALE Middle Aged
Retinopathy secondary to anemia from myeloid metaplasia in polycythemia vera.
Blood AM, Lowenthal EA, Nowakowski RW.
J Am Optom Assoc. 1997;68(11):734-8.
Retinopathy secondary to anemia from myeloid metaplasia in polycythemia vera.
8630987
 MALE Middle Aged
Derivative (y)t(Y;1)(q12;q12),+9 in a patient with polycythemia vera during transition into myelodysplasia.
Raymakers R, Stellink F, Geurts van Kessel A.
Cancer Genet Cytogenet. 1996;88(1):83-5.
Cytogenetic analysis of bone marrow cells of a 63-year-old male Caucasian patient with polycythemia vera (PV) who developed anemia, thrombocytopenia, and increased granulocytic immaturity revealed a 47, X, der(Y) t(Y;1)(q12;q12),+9 karyotype.
1192363
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Abnormalities of chromosome 1 in myeloproliferative disorders.
Rowley JD.
Cancer. 1975;36(5):1748-57.
Patient 1 had a brief period of anemia and thrombocytopenia which preceded a terminal acute leukemia; Patient 2 had polycythemia vera (P.V.)