TY - JOUR T1 - Myelofibrosis and angiodysplasia of the colon: another manifestation of portal hypertension and massive splenomegaly? JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 999 LP - 1000 DO - 10.1136/jcp.2003.015479 VL - 57 IS - 9 AU - T Biss AU - P Hamilton Y1 - 2004/09/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/57/9/999.abstract N2 - Bleeding owing to portal hypertensive colopathy, a form of large bowel angiodysplasia, as a cause of increased blood transfusion requirement is described in a 74 year old man with idiopathic myelofibrosis. The proposed mechanism and the potential therapeutic options for this rare complication of myelofibrosis are discussed. ER -