Retroperitoneal mass and spinal cord compression due to extramedullary haemopoiesis in polycythaemia rubra vera
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The British Journal of Radiology
- Vol. 62 (742) , 944-947
- https://doi.org/10.1259/0007-1285-62-742-944
Abstract
The development of discrete masses of extramedullary haemopoietic tissue is well recognized in a number of diseases (Ward & Block, 1971); however, it has been described only rarely in the proliferative phase of polycythaemia rubra vera (Rice et al, 1980; Robitaille et al, 1985). Most cases of extramedullary haemopoiesis present with posterior mediastinal or extradural masses (Ward & Block, 1971) and spinal cord compression is also well documented with over 30 cases in the world literature (Cromwell & Kerber, 1978; Ligumski et al, 1978; Mann et al, 1987). The diagnosis of extradural extramedullary haemopoiesis is important since it responds well to radiotherapy (Sorsdahl et al, 1964; Cromwell & Kerber, 1978) and can otherwise lead to serious neurological sequelae or death.Keywords
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