[Spinal cord compression by extramedullary hematopoiesis in chronic eosinophilic leukemia (author's transl)].
A progressive paraplegia appeared in a 54 years old patient during a chronic eosinophilic leukemia. Myelography revealed a block of the spinal canal at T3. Laminectomy discovered an extramedullary hematopoiesis in the epidural space. The published literature is reviewed.
D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D004804:Eosinophils; D004824:Epidural Space; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*
Compression de la moelle épinière par un foyer de myélopoièse dans l'espace épidural au cours d'une leucémie à forte composante éosinophile.