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Essential thrombocythaemia

In hematology, essential (ET) is a rare blood cancer characterised by the overproduction of (thrombocytes) by megakaryocytes in the bone . It may, albeit rarely, develop into acute myeloid or . It is one of the blood cancers wherein the bone marrow produces too many white or red blood cells, or platelets.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·, insomnia, migraines, headache, and dizziness.

Causes — why it happens

·Overproduction of cells, .

How it's found

· criteria.

Treatment

·Low-dose aspirin, plateletpheresis, cytoreductive therapy.

Complications

·, transient attack, acute , Budd-Chiari syndrome.

Outlook

· survival is 18 years.

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