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Case Reports
. 1987 Jun;66(6):938-40.
doi: 10.3171/jns.1987.66.6.0938.

Paraplegia due to extramedullary hematopoiesis in thalassemia. Case report

K S Mann, C P Yue, K H Chan, L T Ma, H Ngan
Case Reports

Paraplegia due to extramedullary hematopoiesis in thalassemia. Case report

K S Mann et al. J Neurosurg. 1987 Jun.

Abstract

Surgical excision followed by radiotherapy has been the recommended treatment for paraplegia due to extramedullary hematopoiesis in patients with beta-thalassemia. The authors report the successful treatment of such a case by partial excision and repeated blood transfusions.

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