Haematologica, Vol 90, Issue 7, 976-977
Copyright © 2005 by Ferrata Storti Foundation
High number of circulating CD34+ cells in patients with myelophthisis
R Ciancia,
V Martinelli,
E Cosentini,
M Picardi,
F Petruzziello,
E Matano,
and
B Rotoli
Six patients with bone marrow micrometastases from solid cancers presented with increased numbers of circulating CD34+ cells; the CD34+ cell counts were very high in some cases. By contrast, no patient with metastatic cancer without bone marrow involvement showed raised numbers of circulating hemopoietic progenitors.