Myeloproliferative disorder

What it means

Proliferation (excess production) of hemopoietically active tissue or of tissue which has embryonic hemopoietic potential.

There are four main myeloproliferative disroders, 1) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML); 2) Polycythemia vera; 3) Essential thrombocytosis; and 4) Myelofibrosis.

Rare diseases that can present with this9

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category