title: Case report of the extramedullary hematopoiesis presented as a hypervascular intracranial mass.
abstract: Thalassemia is a hematologic disorder that causes ineffective hematopoiesis and is related to severe anemia, iron overload, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and hepatomegaly. Hepatomegaly is related to significant extramedullary hematopoiesis. The other sites that are involved in extramedullary hematopoiesis are spleen, lymph nodes, paraspinal regions, kidney, pleura, and intestine, but intracranial involvement is a rare presentation. We discuss about a case with intracranial medullary hematopoiesis in a thalassemic patient.
authors: Department of Radiology, Al-Zahra Hospital, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors: Nazila
authors: N
authors: Tayari
authors: Mohamad Hossein
authors: MH
authors: Ahrar
authors: Mohamad Saleh
authors: MS
authors: Jafarpishe
keywords: Cerebral ventricle; extra medullary hematopoiesis; paraventricle
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