title: An unusual presacral mass: extramedullary hematopoiesis.
abstract: Presacral masses are a rare finding in the adult patient, confronting the physician with diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. We present an unusual case of a symptomatic presacral mass caused by extramedullary hematopoietic tissue in a thalassemic patient and review the unique aspects of this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Western Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel. ilanyoungster@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ilan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Youngster
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Assi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drobot
authors.forename: Arieh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eitan
mesh_terms: D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006411:Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013163:Splenomegaly; D017086:beta-Thalassemia / Q000453:epidemiology*