Intrathoracic and Presacral Extramedullary Haematopoiesis in a Thalassaemia Intermedia Patient

Intrathoracic and Presacral Extramedullary Haematopoiesis in a Thalassaemia Intermedia Patient

Extramedullary Haematopoesis (EMH) is a normal physiologic phenomenon in inadequately transfused patients of chronic severe anaemia due to haemoglobinopathies or myelodysplasia. Although mostly asymptomatic, these haematopoetic cells rests when present along the paraspinal tissues may mimic intratho...

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Main Authors: Anwesa Chakraborty, Smaran Mazumder, Madhumita Mukhopadhyay, Kaushik Mandal, Mohan Kumar Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Pvt. Ltd. 2018-10-01
Series:International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery
Subjects:
β thalassaemia intermedia
mediastinal mass
spinal cord compression
Online Access:http://www.ijars.net/article_fulltext.asp?issn=0973-709x&year=2018&month=October&volume=7&issue=4&page=SC01-SC05&id=2440

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