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Unintentional Dual Benefit: Improvement in Secondary Polycythemia in a Patient Receiving Chemotherapy for Metastatic Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Complete blood counts are frequently collected from cancer patients, but laboratory findings may be misleading. Secondary polycythemia can occur in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) due to erythropoietin (EPO) stimulation.
Brooke Kania, Erinie Mekheal, Sherif Roman, Nader Mekheal, Vinod Kumar, Michael Maroules   +5 more
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Secondary polycythemia in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prevalence and risk factors [PDF]

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Secondary polycythemia is associated with cigarette smoking and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the prevalence of polycythemia in COPD and the contributing risk factors for polycythemia in COPD have not been extensively ...
Jingzhou Zhang, Dawn L. DeMeo, Edwin K. Silverman, Barry J. Make, R. Chad Wade, J. Michael Wells, Michael H. Cho, Brian D. Hobbs   +7 more
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Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Among Patients with Secondary Polycythemia: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Oman Medical Journal
Objectives: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and secondary polycythemia occasionally occur together, but their relationship remains unclear. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of OSA among patients with secondary polycythemia in our local population.
Ahmed Al-Siyabi, Bader Al-Rawahi, Murtadha Al-Khabouri, Mohammed A. Al-Abri   +3 more
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Polycythemia Secondary to Pheochromocytoma

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2021
Polycythemia, also known as polyglobulia, is a clinical condition characterized by an increased number of red blood cells (RBC) or haematocrit concentrations in the peripheral blood. It can either be primary (polycythemia vera) or secondary, which can be
Raheel Raza, Saima Ambreen, Hassan Mumtaz, Shahzaib Ahmad, Hadin Darain Khan   +4 more
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Association of subcutaneous testosterone pellet therapy with developing secondary polycythemia [PDF]

Asian Journal of Andrology, 2018
A variety of methods for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) exist, and the major potential risks of TRT have been well established. The risk of developing polycythemia secondary to exogenous testosterone (T) has been reported to range from 0.4% to 40%
Katherine Lang Rotker, Michael Alavian, Bethany Nelson, Grayson L Baird, Martin M Miner, Mark Sigman, Kathleen Hwang   +6 more
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Differential cytokine network profile in polycythemia vera and secondary polycythemia. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2020
AbstractPolycythemia vera (PV) is a clonal disorder resulting from neoplastic transformation of hematopoietic stem cells, while secondary polycythemia (SP) is a disease characterized by increased absolute red blood cell mass caused by stimulation of red blood cell production.
Cacemiro MDC, Cominal JG, Berzoti-Coelho MG, Tognon R, Nunes NS, Simões B, Pereira ÍS, Carlos D, Faccioli LH, Figueiredo-Pontes LL, Frantz FG, Castro FA.   +11 more
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Characterization of primary and secondary polycythemia among Palestinian blood donors in the West bank [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Polycythemia is a hematological condition characterized by an elevated red blood cell (RBC) mass that exceeds the normal range for a specific age and gender; it can be classified as either primary or secondary. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence
Gana Odeh, Mohammed Alili, Roa Hamshari, Ahmad Saabna, Rami Zagha, Mahmoud Draidi, Safa’ Bushnaq, Suheir Ereqat, Basma Damiri   +8 more
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Metabolomic Profiling Reveals Distinct Signatures in Primary and Secondary Polycythemia [PDF]

Metabolites
Background/Objectives: The differential diagnosis between primary polycythemia vera (PV) and secondary polycythemia (SP) presents significant clinical challenges owing to substantial phenotypic overlap.
Murat Yıldırım, Batuhan Erdoğdu, Selim Sayın, Ozan Kaplan, Emine Koç, Mine Karadeniz, Bülent Karakaya, Mustafa Güney, Mustafa Çelebier, Meltem Aylı   +9 more
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Secondary Polycythemia May Be an Early Clinical Manifestation of Multiple Myeloma: A Case Report [PDF]

Journal of Blood Medicine
XiaoLan Li,1 Min Li,2 Juan Tian,1 Zi-Wei Shi,1 Ling-Zhi Wang,2 Kui Song1 1Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jishou University, Jishou, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated ...
Li X, Li M, Tian J, Shi ZW, Wang LZ, Song K   +5 more
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Pulmonary Embolism in COPD Patients Complicated with Secondary Polycythemia [PDF]

International Journal of COPD
Jimei Li,* Yulin Xiong,* Shengyan Li, Qiong Ye, Yan Han, Xiuxin Zhang, Tongxiu Zhao, Yuan Yang, Xiaoshan Cui, Yinglan Li General Medicine Department, Qinghai Provincial People’s Hospital, Xining, Qinghai, People’s Republic of China*These ...
Li J, Xiong Y, Li S, Ye Q, Han Y, Zhang X, Zhao T, Yang Y, Cui X, Li Y   +9 more
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