Medullary Hematopoiesis:

Terms Related to Medullary Hematopoiesis

• Extramedullary Hematopoiesis

  The formation and development of blood cells outside the bone marrow, as in the spleen, liver, or lymph nodes.

• Medullary Carcinoma

  A carcinoma composed mainly of epithelial elements with little or no stroma. Medullary carcinomas of the breast constitute 5%-7% of all mammary carcinomas; medullary carcinomas ...

• Act-2

  A chemokine that is chemotactic for neutrophils and monocytes, stimulates macrophages, and may play a role in regulating hematopoiesis. Its two variants, MIP-1alpha and MIP-1beta, ...

• Osteopetrosis

  Excessive formation of dense trabecular bone leading to pathological fractures, OSTEITIS, SPLENOMEGALY with infarct, ANEMIA, and extramedullary hemopoiesis (HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY).