...B. Brenner; A. Carter; I. Tatarsky; J. Gruszkiewicz; E. Peyser In 114 patients with systemic malignant gammopathies followed during a 10-year period in the hematology clinic of the Rambam Medical Center, 23 episodes of CNS involvement were recorded. 19 cases with spinal cord compression and 4 cases...

.... Niscea Division of *Radiation Oncology, bHematology-Oncology, and c Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, and Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y., USA Key Words. Beta-thalassemia Extramedullary hematopoiesis Radiotherapy Spinal cord compression...

...K.H. Shin; S. Sharma; S.J. Gregoritch; R.M. Lifeso; R. Bettigole; S.S. Yoon A 22-year-old male with a history of hemoglobin E β°-thalassemia presented with thoracic spinal cord compression due to extrameduUary hematopoietic tissue in the epidural space. Following decompressive laminectomy...

... of complete remission, who developed a spinal cord compression due to an intraspinal mass as a first manifestation of extramedullary relapse. Manifestation of first relapse in ALL presenting as an intraspinal mass is rare and may be added to other unusual extramedullary sites of relapse. 12 08 1993...

... such as hereditary spherocytosis, thalassemia and myelofibrosis. The association of extramedullary hematopoiesis with polycythemia vera in the proliferative phase is much less usual. We report a patient who presented with paraplegia due to spinal cord compression; clinical investigation revealed a paravertebral...