Tumour-simulating Intrathoracic Marrow Heterotopia in Thalassaemia Major
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Extramedullary haematopoiesis presented as intrathoracic tumour in a patient with alpha-thalassaemia
The authors report a case of extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH) presenting as an intrathoracic tumour in a patient with alpha-thalassaemia. CT scan and MRI of the chest were obtained and followed by tumour excision. Compared to beta-thalassaemia, only two cases of EMH in patients with alpha-thalassaemia have been described in the literature. A possible reason for this disparity is discussed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1964
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.19.2.121