Prefibrotic and early CIMF (MF-0/-1) were presented by 565 patients showing borderline to mild anemia and no or slight splenomegaly, but frequently, thrombocytosis exceeding 500x10(9)/l was shown. In 300 patients, manifest reticulin and collagen fibrosis (MF-2/-3) were characterized by ...
In 300 patients, manifest reticulin and collagen fibrosis (MF-2/-3) were characterized by marked anemia, gross splenomegaly, peripheral blasts, and normal to decreased platelet and leukocyte counts. The latter cohort was consistent with findings generally in keeping with MF with myeloid metaplasia. ...