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.

Dyspnea

Difficult or labored breathing.


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PMID (PMCID)
27479013
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Thoracic Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer.
Ha D, Liao X, Wang HY, Jamieson C, Magana M, Makani S.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016;23(4):343-346.
A 76-year-old woman with a long-standing history of polycythemia vera presented with a 2-month history of worsening dyspnea and left-sided wheezing.