Extramedullary hematopoiesis (paraspinal masses) on CT scan in thalassemia
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (paraspinal masses) on CT scan in thalassemia
This is an axial contrast-enhanced CT scan through the level of the chest in a 23-year-old thalassemic woman, showing uniformly enhancing paraspinal hematopoietic masses with no bony erosion (arrows).
CT: computed tomography.
From: Georgiades CS, Neyman EG, Francis IR, et al. Typical and atypical presentations of extramedullary hemopoiesis. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2002; 179:1239. Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Roentgenology.
