Turk J Hematol. 2007; 24(4): 177-180

Spinal epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis during the complicated course of polycythemia vera

Abdurrahman Tufan¹, Ebru Koca², İbrahim Önal¹, İbrahim C. Haznedaroğlu², Ayşegül Üner³, Osman I. Özcebe^2
1Department Of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
²Department Of Internal Medicine, Division Of Hematology, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
³Department Of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) may uncommonly develop during the course of polycythemia vera (PV). We herein present a 57-year-old patient with spinal epidural EMH that developed during the complicated course of PV and his outcome under different treatment modalities including hydroxyurea, 32P, radiotherapy and surgery.

Keywords: Epidural space, hematopoiesis, extramedullary, myeloid metaplasia, polycythemia vera, spinal cord

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Polisitemi veranın karmaşık seyri sırasında spinal epidural ekstramedüller hematopoiez

Abdurrahman Tufan¹, Ebru Koca², İbrahim Önal¹, İbrahim C. Haznedaroğlu², Ayşegül Üner³, Osman I. Özcebe^2
1Department Of Internal Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara
²Department Of Internal Medicine, Division Of Hematology, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara
³Department Of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara

Ekstramedüller hematopoez (EM), polistemia veranın (PV) seyrinde nadir olarak gelişebilir. Bu vaka raporunda PV’nın karmaşık seyri sırasında spinal epidural ekstramedüller hematopoez gelişen 57 yaşında bir hastanın hidroksiüre, 32P, radyoterapi ve cerrahi dahil değişik tedaviler sonunda durumu tartışıldı.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Epidural Mesafe, ekstrameduller hematopoez, miyeloid metaplazi, polisitemia vera, spinal kanal

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