Myelopathy due to Spinal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) occasionally occurs in patients exhibiting hematological disorders with decreased hematopoietic efficacy. EMH is rarely observed in the spinal epidural space and patients are usually asymptomatic. In particular, in the patients with polycythemia vera, spinal cord c...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Ito, Nobuyuki Fujita, Naobumi Hosogane, Narihito Nagoshi, Mitsuru Yagi, Akio Iwanami, Kota Watanabe, Takashi Tsuji, Masaya Nakamura, Morio Matsumoto, Ken Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2416365