Paravertebral mass in a patient with hemolytic anemia: computed tomographic findings.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis is characterized by the presence of hematopoietic tissue outside of the bone marrow and is typically associated with chronic hemolytic anemias. Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare and usually asymptomatic condition. The authors report a case of a 57-year-old man with intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis and hereditary spherocytosis. Clinical and laboratory evaluation, together with radiological findings, are described. The diagnosis of the disease was confirmed by tissue biopsy.
Carvalho
Juliana França
JF
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, CEP 24030.215. Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Marchiori
Edson
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Zanetti
Gláucia
G
Mano
Claudia Mauro
CM
Sarcinelli-Luz
Branca
B
Vianna
Flávia Gavinho
FG
Assed
Carla
C
Santos
Isabella Guedes
IG
Santos
Alair Augusto S M D
AA
Vianna
Alberto Domingues
AD