Figure 4From: Acute variceal bleeding in a patient with idiopathic myelofibrosis successfully treated with endoscopic variceal band ligation and chemotherapy: a case report Clinical course. Extramedullary hematopoiesis has been treated by chemotherapy using hydroxycarbamide, prednisolone (PSL) and melphalan (Alkelan, L-PAM). After the chemotherapy, the splenomegaly improved without the recurrence of esophagogastric varices. Vertical axis expresses; WBC (/μl), Hb (g/dl), Plt (×10/μl).Back to article page