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Review
. 2004 Sep;57(9):999-1000.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.2003.015479.

Myelofibrosis and angiodysplasia of the colon: another manifestation of portal hypertension and massive splenomegaly?

T Biss  1 , P Hamilton
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Review

Myelofibrosis and angiodysplasia of the colon: another manifestation of portal hypertension and massive splenomegaly?

T Biss et al. J Clin Pathol. 2004 Sep.

Abstract

Bleeding owing to portal hypertensive colopathy, a form of large bowel angiodysplasia, as a cause of increased blood transfusion requirement is described in a 74 year old man with idiopathic myelofibrosis. The proposed mechanism and the potential therapeutic options for this rare complication of myelofibrosis are discussed.

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Figure 1
Endoscopic image of the right colon showing extensive friable telangiectatic lesions of the colonic mucosa.
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