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.

Squamous cell carcinoma

The presence of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin.


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PMID (PMCID)
19756436
FEMALE
[Cutaneous side effects of hydroxyurea treatment for polycythemia vera].
Hoff NP, Akanay-Diesel S, Pippirs U, Schulte KW, Hanneken S.
Hautarzt. 2009;60(10):783-7.
A 68-year-old women with polycythemia vera was treated with hydroxyurea for 8 years and developed painful ulcers on her lower legs, multiple hypertrophic actinic keratoses and a squamous cell carcinoma.