SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION DUE TO EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS
Authors: A S CLOSE, Y TAIRA, D A CLEVELAND
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 February 1958SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION DUE TO EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESISA. STEPHEN CLOSE, M.D., YOSHIRA TAIRA, M.D., DAVID A. CLEVELAND, M.D., F.A.C.S.A. STEPHEN CLOSE, M.D., YOSHIRA TAIRA, M.D., DAVID A. CLEVELAND, M.D., F.A.C.S.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-2-421 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptExtramedullary hematopoiesis, or myeloid metaplasia, is a frequently encountered condition, occurring usually in association with certain types of anemia. It is particularly prone to occur with anemia due to myelophthisis or myelosclerosis, and is usually thought of as a compensatory mechanism whereby extramedullary tissue attempts to compensate for a deficiency of the marrow. However, extramedullary hematopoiesis is found often in autopsy material from cases in which there is no detectable bone marrow deficiency. 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