Primary myelodysplastic syndrome in Jordan: a single-centre experience
Medical Principles and Practice. 2009; 18 (5): 351-355
in English
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ABSTRACT
Study of the disease patterns and clinical evaluation of myelodysplastic syndrome [MDS]. A retrospective analysis was carried out on 85 patients, with MDS who were followed up over a period of 23 years at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Cases were analyzed according to the French, American and British Classification. Of the 85 patients, 42 [49.4%] were females and 43 [50%] males; mean age was 59 +/- 19 years [range 18-88]. Most subtypes found in patients were refractory anemia [RA] in 27 [31.8%] and RA with excess blasts [RAEB] in 28 [32.9%]. Adverse prognostic indicators were RAEB subtype and requirement for blood transfusion. Our findings showed that MDSs appeared at a younger age and tended to be of the aggressive subtype. Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia subtype seemed to appear dominantly in men
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Pancytopenia
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Anemia, Refractory
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Anemia, Refractory, with Excess of Blasts
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Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Med. Princ. Pract.
Year:
2009
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