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Pelvic extramedullary haematopoiesis associated with hereditary spherocytosis
Chistopher Derek Sutton1, Giuseppe Garcea, Lesley Jane Marshall
1Department of Haematology and Department of Surgery, East Glamorgan District General Hospital East Glamorgan Wales, UK.
European Journal of Haematology
|April 16, 2003
Abstract:
Extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH) is a rare disorder and is characterised by the appearance of haemopoietic tissue outside of the bone marrow. The most common of the previously recognised sites of EMH are the spleen and the liver. This case-report describes a unique case of pelvic EMH secondary to herditary spherocytosis with regression of the lesion following splenectomy. Current principles of managing EMH are also discussed.