Mieloftisis como forma rara de presentación del carcinoma gástrico de células en anillo de sello

oleh: Cristina Monteiro, Ana Cristina Rodrigues, Francisco Fazeres, Ana Simas

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Sociedade Galega de Medicina Interna 2022-06-01

Deskripsi

Myelophthisis refers to bone marrow invasion and displacement of hematopoietic tissue by elements such as neoplasms, fibrosis or granulomas. It is a rare but concerning finding in patients with non-hematologic malignancies. We describe a 52-year old female with signet ring cell gastric carcinoma who presented with severe myelophthisis anemia and thrombocytopenia.