Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association (Feb 2022)

Positron emission tomography – computed tomography as a monitoring response tool in pre-fibrotic myelofibrosis: a case report

  • Amna Qamar Uz Zaman,
  • Shabbir Hussain,
  • Ramsha Zaheer,
  • Madiha Andleeb,
  • Saba Raza,
  • Tariq Siddiqui

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.4079
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 3

Abstract

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Primary myelofibrosis is a haematopoietic stem cell neoplasm resulting in ineffective haematopoiesis and bone marrow fibrosis. We present a case of a 67-year-old male patient who came to the oncology/haematology department of Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Karachi, in February 2020 with complaints of weight loss, gastroesophageal reflux and loss of appetite. Continue...