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Intraspinal extramedullary haematopoiesis in a patient with myelofibrosis
K P de Haas1, A A van de Loosdrecht, S M G J Daenen
1University Hospital Groningen, Department of Haematology, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
A 54-year-old patient with myelofibrosis developed paresis of the legs, and bladder dysfunction due to extramedullary haematopoiesis in the spinal channel. He was given palliative radiotherapy but died shortly afterwards. Although rare, the possibility of extramedullary haematopoiesis in the central nervous system should be considered when neurological symptoms appear in a patient with myelofibrosis, because good palliation is possible with timely radiotherapy.
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