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Spontaneous massive abdominal wall hematoma in polycythemia vera. 1984

R R Mittal, and A I Meisler

An 87-year-old male patient known to have polycythemia vera presented at the hospital as an acute abdominal emergency. Ultrasonography of the abdomen revealed a homogeneous echogenic mass measuring 22 X 15 X 8 cm in fascial planes anterior to the peritoneum, which was consistent with a hematoma. His platelet count was 937,000/mm3. The patient responded to plateletpheresis and supportive management. Older patients with polycythemia vera may present as acute abdomen secondary to spontaneous abdominal wall hematoma. Computerized tomography or ultrasonography of the abdomen can aid in making the diagnosis and preventing unnecessary surgical intervention.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010983 Plateletpheresis The preparation of platelet concentrates with the return of red cells and platelet-poor plasma to the donor. Blood Plateletpheresis,Thrombocytapheresis,Thrombocytopheresis,Blood Plateletphereses,Plateletphereses,Plateletphereses, Blood,Plateletpheresis, Blood,Thrombocytaphereses,Thrombocytophereses
D011087 Polycythemia Vera A myeloproliferative disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by abnormal proliferation of all hematopoietic bone marrow elements and an absolute increase in red cell mass and total blood volume, associated frequently with splenomegaly, leukocytosis, and thrombocythemia. Hematopoiesis is also reactive in extramedullary sites (liver and spleen). In time myelofibrosis occurs. Erythremia,Osler-Vaquez Disease,Polycythemia Rubra Vera,Polycythemia Ruba Vera,Primary Polycythemia,Disease, Osler-Vaquez,Erythremias,Osler Vaquez Disease,Polycythemia Ruba Veras,Polycythemia Rubra Veras,Polycythemia, Primary,Polycythemias, Primary,Primary Polycythemias,Ruba Vera, Polycythemia,Ruba Veras, Polycythemia,Vera, Polycythemia Ruba,Vera, Polycythemia Rubra,Veras, Polycythemia Ruba,Veras, Polycythemia Rubra
D006406 Hematoma A collection of blood outside the BLOOD VESSELS. Hematoma can be localized in an organ, space, or tissue. Hematomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D014057 Tomography, X-Ray Computed Tomography using x-ray transmission and a computer algorithm to reconstruct the image. CAT Scan, X-Ray,CT Scan, X-Ray,Cine-CT,Computerized Tomography, X-Ray,Electron Beam Computed Tomography,Tomodensitometry,Tomography, Transmission Computed,X-Ray Tomography, Computed,CAT Scan, X Ray,CT X Ray,Computed Tomography, X-Ray,Computed X Ray Tomography,Computerized Tomography, X Ray,Electron Beam Tomography,Tomography, X Ray Computed,Tomography, X-Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized,Tomography, X-Ray Computerized Axial,Tomography, Xray Computed,X Ray Computerized Tomography,X Ray Tomography, Computed,X-Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,Beam Tomography, Electron,CAT Scans, X-Ray,CT Scan, X Ray,CT Scans, X-Ray,CT X Rays,Cine CT,Computed Tomography, Transmission,Computed Tomography, X Ray,Computed Tomography, Xray,Computed X-Ray Tomography,Scan, X-Ray CAT,Scan, X-Ray CT,Scans, X-Ray CAT,Scans, X-Ray CT,Tomographies, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Computed X-Ray,Tomography, Electron Beam,Tomography, X Ray Computer Assisted,Tomography, X Ray Computerized,Tomography, X Ray Computerized Axial,Transmission Computed Tomography,X Ray Computer Assisted Tomography,X Ray Computerized Axial Tomography,X Ray, CT,X Rays, CT,X-Ray CAT Scan,X-Ray CAT Scans,X-Ray CT Scan,X-Ray CT Scans,X-Ray Computed Tomography,X-Ray Computerized Tomography,Xray Computed Tomography
D014463 Ultrasonography The visualization of deep structures of the body by recording the reflections or echoes of ultrasonic pulses directed into the tissues. Use of ultrasound for imaging or diagnostic purposes employs frequencies ranging from 1.6 to 10 megahertz. Echography,Echotomography,Echotomography, Computer,Sonography, Medical,Tomography, Ultrasonic,Ultrasonic Diagnosis,Ultrasonic Imaging,Ultrasonographic Imaging,Computer Echotomography,Diagnosis, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasound,Ultrasonic Tomography,Ultrasound Imaging,Diagnoses, Ultrasonic,Diagnostic Ultrasounds,Imaging, Ultrasonic,Imaging, Ultrasonographic,Imaging, Ultrasound,Imagings, Ultrasonographic,Imagings, Ultrasound,Medical Sonography,Ultrasonic Diagnoses,Ultrasonographic Imagings,Ultrasound, Diagnostic,Ultrasounds, Diagnostic

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