Table 6

2001 WHO criteria for fibrotic stage primary myelofibrosis

2001 criteria for fibrotic PMF
Clinical findings 
    Spleen and liver 
        Moderate to marked splenomegaly or hepatomegaly 
    Hematology 
        Moderate to marked anemia 
        White blood cells decreased to elevated 
        Platelet count decreased to elevated 
Morphological findings 
    Blood 
        Leukoerythroblastosis 
        Prominent red blood cell poikilocytosis 
        Prominent dacryocytosis 
    Bone marrow 
        Reticulin and/or collagen fibrosis 
        Decreased cellularity 
        Dilated marrow sinuses 
        Intraluminal hematopoiesis 
        Neutrophilic proliferation 
        Prominent megakaryocytic proliferation 
        Megakaryocytic atypia* 
        New bone formation (osteosclerosis) 
2001 criteria for fibrotic PMF
Clinical findings 
    Spleen and liver 
        Moderate to marked splenomegaly or hepatomegaly 
    Hematology 
        Moderate to marked anemia 
        White blood cells decreased to elevated 
        Platelet count decreased to elevated 
Morphological findings 
    Blood 
        Leukoerythroblastosis 
        Prominent red blood cell poikilocytosis 
        Prominent dacryocytosis 
    Bone marrow 
        Reticulin and/or collagen fibrosis 
        Decreased cellularity 
        Dilated marrow sinuses 
        Intraluminal hematopoiesis 
        Neutrophilic proliferation 
        Prominent megakaryocytic proliferation 
        Megakaryocytic atypia* 
        New bone formation (osteosclerosis) 
*

Clustering of megakaryocytes, abnormally lobulated megakaryocytic nuclei, naked megakaryocytic nuclei.

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