Extramedullary haematopoiesis in thalassaemia major causing spinal cord compression

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 168-171

  Chiam, Q L L ^a   Lau, K K ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cord compression; Extramedullary haematopoiesis; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYUREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; JEHOVAH'S WITNESS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THALASSEMIA MAJOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADULT; BETA-THALASSEMIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 33947270562     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: 14401673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.2007.01689.x     Document Type: Article

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