Table 2: WHO criteria for the diagnosis of essential thrombocythemia.
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1- Thrombocytosis > 600 G / l persistent |
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2- Bone marrow biopsy: |
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Proliferation of the megakaryocytic line with high proportion of large mature megakaryocytes |
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3- No index of: |
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· Polycythemia vera |
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· Chronic myelogenous leukemia |
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· Osteomyelofibrosis |
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· Myelodysplastic syndrome |
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· Reactive thrombocytosis |