Extramedullary hematopoiesis: A rare occurrence in the sinonasal tract

Auris Nasus Larynx

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-237

  Bizzoni, Andrea ^a   Lombardi, Davide ^a   Maroldi, Roberto ^a   Incardona, Paolo ^a   Nicolai, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Thalassemia; Chronic myeloproliferative disorder; Extramedullary hematopoiesis; Nasal endoscopy; Sinonasal tract

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ERYTHROID PRECURSOR CELL; ETHMOID SINUS; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FOLLOW UP; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFLAMMATORY FIBROMYXOID PSEUDOTUMOR; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; MAXILLA SINUS TUMOR; MEGAKARYOCYTE; MUCOCELE; MYELOID PROGENITOR CELL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PSEUDOTUMOR; SPHENOID MUCOCELE; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOSCOPY; ETHMOID SINUS; FIBROMA; GRANULOMA, PLASMA CELL; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MAXILLARY SINUS NEOPLASMS; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 74149086431     PISSN: 03858146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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