Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in the Uterine Cervix Associated with Tissue Repair
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in the Uterine Cervix Associated with Tissue Repair
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is the presence of hematopoietic precursors outside the bone marrow. This condition is usually associated with hematologic disorders. Although EMH can be found in almost every site in the body, female genital tract involvement is rare. The authors report EMH in the uterine cervix from a 64-year-old patient following cervical biopsy due to abnormal cervical cyt...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2090-6684,2090-6692
DOI: 10.1155/2013/626130