
A rare case of cord compression secondary to extramedullary haematopoiesis from a radiological perspective.
Author(s) -
Tauseef Aman,
Amna Ejaz,
Saad Siddiqui
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2022.29.02.6607
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord compression , paralysis , radiological weapon , haematopoiesis , spinal cord , compression (physics) , cord , radiology , surgery , stem cell , genetics , materials science , psychiatry , biology , composite material
Objective: Extramedullary haematopoiesis is commonly encountered occurrence which can rarely cause acute spinal cord compression secondary to intraspinal extension. We present case of a young gentleman who presented with acute paralysis due to this condition.