Open AccessCase report of the extramedullary hematopoiesis presented as a hypervascular intracranial mass
Author(s) -
Nazila Tayari,
Mohamad Hossein Ahrar,
Mohamad Saleh Jafarpishe
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced biomedical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2277-9175
DOI - 10.4103/2277-9175.109719
Subject(s) - extramedullary hematopoiesis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , haematopoiesis , thalassemia , anemia , spleen , medullary cavity , pathology , radiology , stem cell , genetics , biology
Thalassemia is a hematologic disorder that causes ineffective hematopoiesis and is related to severe anemia, iron overload, extramedullary hematopoiesis, and hepatomegaly. Hepatomegaly is related to significant extramedullary hematopoiesis. The other sites that are involved in extramedullary hematopoiesis are spleen, lymph nodes, paraspinal regions, kidney, pleura, and intestine, but intracranial involvement is a rare presentation. We discuss about a case with intracranial medullary hematopoiesis in a thalassemic patient