Polycythemia

Virginia C. Broudy, MD

University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA

This case was reviewed and updated in October 2010 by Dr. Eric Kraut and members of the Teaching Cases Study.

Copyright of the American Society of Hematology, 2006. ISSN: 1931-6860.


VI. PROGNOSIS/CLINICAL COURSE

Which of the following complications are common in polycythemia vera? Select all that apply.

Arterial Thrombosis
Venous Thrombosis
Evolution to acute myelogenous leukemia
Evolution to myeloid metaplasia
Evolution to acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Gout



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