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Case Reports
. 2013 Mar 30:2:34.
doi: 10.4103/2277-9175.109719. eCollection 2013.

Case report of the extramedullary hematopoiesis presented as a hypervascular intracranial mass

Nazila Tayari  1 , Mohamad Hossein Ahrar, Mohamad Saleh Jafarpishe
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Case report of the extramedullary hematopoiesis presented as a hypervascular intracranial mass

Nazila Tayari et al. Adv Biomed Res. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Cerebral ventricle; extra medullary hematopoiesis; paraventricle.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared

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AP skull X-ray showing thickening of diploic space
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Lateral skull X-ray showing thickening of diploic space
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Brain CT scan (bony window) showing external and internal skull Tables and diploic space thickening
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Brain CT scan (soft tissue window) showing a hyperdense paraventricular mass with peripheral edema
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Contrast-enhanced brain CT scan showing an intense enhancible paraventricular mass
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Axial T1-W brain MRI revealing a hyperintense paraventricular mass
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Axial T2-W brain MRI showing a hypointense paraventricular mass with hyperintense peripheral edema
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Figure 8
Sagittal contrast-enhanced T1-W brain MRI revealing an intense homogeneous enhancible paraventricular mass
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