Biomaterial Database

The spleen in myelofibrosis with myeloid metaplasia. 2004

Ayalew Tefferi, and David M Nagorney

Divsion of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009929	Organ Size	The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness.	Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013156	Splenectomy	Surgical procedure involving either partial or entire removal of the spleen.	Splenectomies
D013163	Splenomegaly	Enlargement of the spleen.	Enlarged Spleen,Spleen, Enlarged
D055728	Primary Myelofibrosis	A de novo myeloproliferation arising from an abnormal stem cell. It is characterized by the replacement of bone marrow by fibrous tissue, a process that is mediated by CYTOKINES arising from the abnormal clone.	Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasia,Bone Marrow Fibrosis,Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis,Fibrosis, Bone Marrow,Idiopathic Myelofibrosis,Myelofibrosis,Myelofibrosis With Myeloid Metaplasia,Myeloid Metaplasia,Myelosclerosis,Myelosis, Nonleukemic,Agnogenic Myeloid Metaplasias,Bone Marrow Fibroses,Fibroses, Bone Marrow,Metaplasia, Agnogenic Myeloid,Metaplasia, Myeloid,Metaplasias, Agnogenic Myeloid,Metaplasias, Myeloid,Myelofibroses,Myelofibroses, Primary,Myelofibrosis, Primary,Myeloid Metaplasia, Agnogenic,Myeloid Metaplasias,Myeloid Metaplasias, Agnogenic,Myeloscleroses,Myeloses, Nonleukemic,Nonleukemic Myeloses,Nonleukemic Myelosis,Primary Myelofibroses
D018450	Disease Progression	The worsening and general progression of a disease over time. This concept is most often used for chronic and incurable diseases where the stage of the disease is an important determinant of therapy and prognosis.	Clinical Course,Clinical Progression,Disease Exacerbation,Exacerbation, Disease,Progression, Clinical,Progression, Disease