Hypertransfusion for spinal cord compression secondary to extramedullary hematopoiesis

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 89-94

  Lee, Anselm C W ^a,b   Chiu, W ^a   Tai, K S ^a   Wong, Virginia ^a   Peh, Wilfred C G ^a   Lau, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b TUEN MUN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

extramedullary hematopoiesis; spinal cord compression; thalassemia; transfusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; THALASSEMIA; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030026994     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880019609033375     Document Type: Article

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