title: Extramedullary hematopoiesis presenting as a right adrenal mass in a patient with Beta thalassemia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Extramedullary hematopoiesis in the kidney and adrenal are rarely reported in medical literature and are usually found as incidentaloma. It usually occurs in patients with hematologic disorder such as thalassemia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patient was a 23-year-old Iranian man with beta thalassemia who was admitted with a suprarenal mass. Adrenal mass was detected by ultrasonography and computed tomography. Results of biochemical evaluations were insignificant. The patient underwent right adrenalectomy. Gross and microscopic histopathologic examination demonstrated extramedullary hematopoiesis without any adrenal tissue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, we document the first reported case of adrenal extramedullary hematopoiesis in Iran, which seems to be rare and remarkable.
authors.affiliation: Thalassemia Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Karami
authors.affiliation: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrnoush
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kosaryan
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taghipour
authors.affiliation: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Rayka
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharifian
authors.affiliation: Thalassemia Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Aili
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aliasgharian
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motalebi
keywords: Adrenal; Hematopoiesis; Thalassemia