title: Progressive paraparesis due to thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis in myelofibrosis. Case report.
abstract: A patient with myelofibrosis who developed a progressive paraparesis caused by spinal cord compression due to thoracic extramedullary hematopoietic tissue is reported. He recovered well after local radiotherapy alone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: De Klippel
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Dehou
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bourgain
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schots
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: De Keyser
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ebinger
mesh_terms: D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary / Q000528:radiation effects; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000469:parasitology; D013909:Thorax