Spinal cord compression due to epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis in thalassaemia : MRI

Spinal epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis is very rare in thalassaemia. A 27-year-old man with thalassaemia intermedia presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression. MRI showed a thoracic spinal epidural mass, representing extramedullary haematopoietic tissue, compressing the spin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroradiology 1997-12, Vol.39 (12), p.870-872
Hauptverfasser:	AYDINGÖZ, Ü, OTO, A, CILA, A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anemias. Hemoglobinopathies Biological and medical sciences Diseases of red blood cells Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Spinal Cord - pathology Spinal Cord Compression - diagnosis Spinal Cord Compression - etiology Thalassemia - complications Thalassemia - physiopathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Spinal epidural extramedullary haematopoiesis is very rare in thalassaemia. A 27-year-old man with thalassaemia intermedia presented with symptoms and signs of spinal cord compression. MRI showed a thoracic spinal epidural mass, representing extramedullary haematopoietic tissue, compressing the spinal cord. Following radiotherapy, serial MRI revealed regression of the epidural mass and gradual resolution of spinal cord oedema.
ISSN:	0028-3940 1432-1920
DOI:	10.1007/s002340050524