Stephenson R W, Britt D A, Schumann G B
Diagn Cytopathol. 1986 Sep;2(3):241-3. doi: 10.1002/dc.2840020316.
Cytologic examination of peritoneal fluid in a patient with known myelofibrosis and previous splenectomy revealed megakaryocytes along with erythroid and myeloid precursors. These findings were consistent with extramedullary hematopoietic (EMH) implants of the peritoneum. A few similar cases have been occasionally reported in the literature. This case represents an additional example of a primary diagnosis of peritoneal EMH in which therapy was based on the cytologic findings and sequential cytologic observations were made.
