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Old Sat Aug 22, 2009, 01:18 AM
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I'll take a swing at this. I am no expert, but I did take a medical terminology course a couple years ago. Who knew it would be so invaluable...

pan = all
hyper = excessive
plastic = pertaining to growth

So panhyperplastic marrow seems to mean excessive growth of all cells.

Erythroid hyperplasia is excessive growth of immature red blood cells. If you have this and your red blood cells are normal shaped, the problem may be more likely that something is destroying your red blood cells rather than a problem in production. Have you been tested for PNH? I have erythroid hyperplasia as well and was told that it was a good marker for response to immune suppressant therapy.
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55 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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