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8074415

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
The authors report a case of extramedullary haematopoiesis, presenting in the form of several tumor masses in the posterior mediastinum and in the vertebral canal. The patient presented with oedema in his lower limbs due to compression of the inferior vena cava by the mediastinal masses. The asymptomatic mass in the vertebral canal was detected by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient was first operated on to avoid spinal cord compression by the tumor and subsequently to relieve compression of the inferior vena cava. The masses removed from the vertebral canal and the mediastinum were found on histologic examination to be extramedullary haematopoiesis. The cause of the disease was unknown in this case. Such disease is often disclosed in the course of hemolytic anaemias or other medullar deficiency diseases as a compensatory phenomenon when the bone marrow fails. An other explanation is that it is a manifestation of a myeloproliferative disorder in which heterotopic pluripotential cells are transformed into haematopoietic cells. The authors review 88 cases reported in the world literature.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-3944
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
284-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Extramedullary hematopoiesis of thoracic and vertebral intraductal localization. Apropos of a case. Review of the literature].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-vasculaire, CHU de Caen.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Review, Case Reports