| Literature DB >> 21512655 |
Paolo Savini1, Arianna Lanzi, Giorgio Marano, Chiara Carli Moretti, Giovanni Poletti, Giuseppe Musardo, Francesco Giuseppe Foschi, Giuseppe Francesco Stefanini.
Abstract
We describe a case of worsening paraparesis induced by spinal cord compression at T6-T7 levels associated with compensatory extramedullary haematopoiesis from a compound heterozygote for haemoglobin E and for β-thalassemia. An emergency T3-T9 laminectomy was performed with excision of the masses and complete rehabilitation of the patient.Entities:
Keywords: Anemia; Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Laminectomy; Spinal cord compression; Thalassemia
Year: 2011 PMID: 21512655 PMCID: PMC3080054 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v3.i3.82
Source DB: PubMed Journal: World J Radiol ISSN: 1949-8470