Spinal cord compression by extramedullary hematopoietic tissue in a thalassemic patient: prompt effect of radiotherapy.
As described in the literature, spinal cord compression by extramedullary hematopoietic tissue rarely occurs in thalassemic patients. Laminectomy and/or radiotherapy are the main approaches. We report on a patient with thalassemia intermedia who developed paralysis of both lower extremities due to the compression of the spinal cord by extramedullary hematopoietic tissue.
Russo
D
D
Pileri
S
S
Barbieri
E
E
Bandini
G
G
Zaccaria
A
A
Benfenati
D
D
Bernardi
B
B
Trevisan
C
C
Busacca
M
M
Babini
L
L
D000328:Adult; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications*