title: [Pseudotumor extramedullary hematopoiesis. Report of 3 cases and review of the literature].
abstract: We report 3 cases of extramedullary hematopoiesis with a sacrococcygeal, right obturatory hole and paravertebral dorso lumbar locations respectively in 30, 34 and 58 years old patients (two males and woman). A medullary tuberculosis was discovered in one case, a beta thalassemia in the second, and the third was classified as idiopathic. Radiologic picture often permitted to evoke the diagnosis on the aspect of a well limited multilocular tumor especially when there is a paravertebral location as in our third patient. Fine needle punction cytologic examination can permit the diagnosis and avoid surgery, except if complications occur.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie pathologique, Hôpital Militaire, Mont Fleury, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ben Rejeb
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haouala
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ben Hammadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Othman
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khelil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gueddiche
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Cheikh
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rokbani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*