| Extramedullary hematopoietic tumor mimicking a thoracic nerve root schwannoma. | |
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PMID: 20594021 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Extramedullary hematopoiesis secondary to chronic anemia is well reported throughout the literature. A rare presentation of this condition is in the central nervous tissue reported most frequently as an epidural mass causing spinal cord compression. The authors report the case of a 51-year-old man with beta-thalassemia and chronic anemia who was found to have a 4-cm paravertebral mass suggestive of a schwannoma. The patient underwent transthoracic resection of the mass. Histological examination confirmed an extramedullary hematopoietic tumor. In this article the authors propose a method to distinguish extramedullary hematopoietic tumors from schwannomas. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case in the neurosurgical literature of this phenomenon. |
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Authors:
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Eric K Oermann; Nicholas D Coppa; Marc Margolis; Faheem A Sandhu |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurosurgery. Spine Volume: 13 ISSN: 1547-5646 ISO Abbreviation: J Neurosurg Spine Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-02 Completed Date: 2010-08-12 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101223545 Medline TA: J Neurosurg Spine Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 78-81 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, USA. |
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Diagnosis, Differential Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary* Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Neurilemmoma / pathology Spinal Cord Compression / etiology Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications, pathology*, surgery Spinal Nerve Roots / pathology* |
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