Progressive paraparesis due to thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis in myelofibrosis. Case report.
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.
De Klippel
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Department of Neurology, University Hospital, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
Dehou
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Bourgain
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Schots
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De Keyser
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Ebinger
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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