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Case Reports
. 2024 May 20;196(19):E657-E660.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.231170.

Polycythemia vera and noncirrhotic portal hypertension diagnosed during pregnancy

Cairina Frank  1 , Noor Amily  2 , Erin Kelly  2 , Miriam Kimpton  2 , Pierre Villeneuve  2 , Paloma O'Meara  2
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Case Reports

Polycythemia vera and noncirrhotic portal hypertension diagnosed during pregnancy

Cairina Frank et al. CMAJ. .
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Competing interests:: None declared.

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Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Magnetic resonance imaging of the abdomen of a 35-year-old pregnant woman with polycythemia vera and noncirrhotic portal hypertension showing a solid oval mass in the inferior right lobe of the liver (segment 6), splenomegaly, and ascites.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Summary and key findings from abdominal imaging. Note: MRI = magnetic resonance imaging.
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