Myeloproliferative disorder
Dr.T.Arivazhagan
Department of Pathology
Definition
Clonal neoplastic cell disorder of pluripotent
hematopoietic stem cell characterized by excessive
proliferation of one or more of the myeloid cell
lineage.
Types
1. CML
2. Polycythemia
3. Essential thrombocythemia
4. Primary Myelofibrosis
5. Systemic Mastocytosis
6. Chronic eosinophilic leukemia
7. Stem cell leukemia
Characterized
1. Presence of mutation
2. Constitutively activated tyrosine kinase
3. Growth factor independence
4. It does not impair the differentiation
5. Only the production increases
Common features
1. Increased proliferation drive
2. Extra medullary hematopoiesis
3. Marrow fibrosis
4. Peripheral blood cytopenias
5. Transformation into acute leukemia's
POLYCYTHEMIA
Definition
• It is a type of myeloproliferative disorder in which
the body produce many red blood cells as a result of
problem with the bone marrow or increased
production of erythropoietin hormone.
Pathogenesis
JAK2 V617F Mutation
Constitutive activation
Activation of STAT/AKT/MAPK pathway
Transcription activation
Growth factor independent cell survival & proliferation
Morphology
• Hypercellular bone marrow
• Increased red cell count
• Increased granulocytic & megakaryocytic precursor cells
• Peripheral smear
• Increased red cell count
• Increased basophils
• Abnormally large platelets
Later stage
• Progress to spent phase
• Characterized by extensive marrow fibrosis
• Increased extra medullary hematopoiesis
• Transformation into AML in 1% cases
Clinical features
• Appears insidiously
• Adults
• Symptoms are related to increased red cell count
• Plethoric
• Cyanotic
• Headache
• Dizziness
• Hypertension
• GI symptoms
• Intense pruritis
• Peptic ulceration Histamine released from basophils
• Hyperuricemia
Complication
1. Bleeding manifestations
2. Thrombotic episodes
Investigation
1. Hematocrit = >60%
2. HB = 18 to 28 gm/dl
3. Peripheral smear
4. Bone marrow examination
Peripheral smear
1. Increased red cell count
2. Increased white cell & platelets
3. Giant forms of platelets
Treatment
1. Phlebotomy
2. Radioactive phosphorous
3. Low dose aspirin
4. Anti histamine
5. H2 blockers
6. Ruxolitinib
ESSENTIAL
THROMBOCYTOSIS
Introduction
1. Adults
2. 1 to 3 /100000/year
DEFINITION
• It is a type of myeloproliferative disorder in which
mutation of JAK2 pathway leads to increased
production of platelets in the bone marrow.
Pathogenesis
1. Mutation in JAK2 in 50% cases
2. Mutation in MPL in 5 to 10% 0f cases
3. Mutation in calreticulin
4. Increases the JAK2 / STAT signaling pathway
5. Constitute activation leads to Thrombopoietin
independent proliferation
Characterized
1. Increased platelet count
2. Absence of polycythemia
3. Absence of marrow fibrosis
Morphology
• Hypercellular bone marrow
• Increased megakaryocyte
• Abnormally large forms
• Mild extra medullary hematopoiesis
• Mild organomegaly
Complications
Platelet dysfunction
• Thrombosis
• Hemorrhage
Investigations
1. Peripheral smear
2. Bone marrow
Treatment
1. Chemotherapeutic agents
DEFINITION
• It is a type of myeloproliferative disorder in which
development of obliterative marrow fibrosis that
leads to replacement of normal marrow by fibrous
tissue which gives the reduced bone marrow
hematopoiesis
Pathogenesis
• Mutation of JAK2 in 50 to 60 % cases
• Activation of MPL in 1 to 5 % cases
• Excessive deposition of collagen in the bone marrow
• Due to inappropriate release of fibrogenic factors from
neoplastic megakaryocytes
Morphology
• Marrow
• Early – Hyper cellular
• Later – Hypocellular
• Erythroid & granulocytic precursors are appear normal
• Megakaryocyte appears large, dysplastic
• Cloud like – clusters of atypical megakaryocyte with unusual nuclear shapes
• Osteosclerosis
• Extra medullary hematopoiesis
• Cytopenias
Clinical features
• Less common
• Adults
• Usually 60 years
• Anemia
• Splenomegaly- fullness in the left upper quadrant
• Fatigue
• Weight loss
• Night sweats
• Hyperuricemia
Complications
1. Intercurrent infections
2. Thrombotic episodes
3. Bleeding tendency
4. Transform into AML in 5 to 20%
Investigations
• Peripheral smear
• Leukoerythyroblastosis – Premature release of nucleated Rbc’s & early
granulocytic progenitors.
• Tear drop shaped red cells
• Bone marrow
• Marrow fibrosis
Treatment
1. Chemotherapeutic agents
2. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Myeloproliferative disorder