title: Paraspinal and presacral extramedullary hematopoiesis: a rare manifestation of polycythemia vera.
abstract: Extramedullary hematopoiesis is characterized by the presence of hematopoietic tissue outside the bone marrow. Extrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare and usually asymptomatic condition. We report a case of a 38-year-old female with paraspinal and presacral extramedullary hematopoiesis with polycythemia vera. Clinical and laboratory evaluation, along with radiological and histopathological findings are described. The diagnosis of the disease was confirmed by CT-guided biopsy. Review of literature is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Kaleem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Sajid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Nobel Medical College, Nepal.
authors.forename: Roshan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koirala
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Shatdal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
keywords: Extramedullary; Hematopoiesis; Polycythemia Vera