title: Spinal cord compression in HbE-thalassaemia.
abstract: Two cases of spinal cord compression due to extramedullary haemopoiesis in haemoglobine E thalassaemia are described. Possible mechanisms and treatment modes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: PGT Department of Neurosurgery, Bangur Institute of Neurology, Calcutta.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Ghorai
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary / Q000502:physiology*; D006446:Hemoglobin E / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000473:pathology*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D006446:Hemoglobin E