Extramedullary haematopoiesis causing spinal cord compression

Ismail, Farzanah; Huang, Lili; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Ellemdin, Shiraz; Van der Linde, L.

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Extramedullary haematopoiesis causing spinal cord compression

Ismail, Farzanah; Huang, Lili; Lockhat, Zarina I.; Ellemdin, Shiraz; Van der Linde, L.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/15319

Date: 2010-09

Abstract:

Extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare cause of spinal cord compression. When a patient with a haematological disorder that causes chronic anaemia (particularly thalassaemia) presents with neurological deficits referable to the spine, EMH with paraspinal masses should be considered and imaging planned appropriately.

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