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[Spinal cord compression by extramedullary hematopoiesis in chronic eosinophilic leukemia (author's transl)]
Abstract:
A progressive paraplegia appeared in a 54 years old patient during a chronic eosinophilic leukemia. Myelography revealed a block of the spinal canal at T3. Laminectomy discovered an extramedullary hematopoiesis in the epidural space. The published literature is reviewed.