PET CT imaging in extramedullary hematopoiesis and lung cancer surprise in a case with thalassemia intermedia

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Title: PET CT imaging in extramedullary hematopoiesis and lung cancer surprise in a case with thalassemia intermedia
Authors: Semra Paydaş, Özoğul Sargın, Gülfiliz Gönlüşen
Source: Turkish Journal of Hematology, Vol 28, Iss 1, Pp 60-62 (2011)
Publisher Information: Galenos Publishing House, 2011.
Publication Year: 2011
Collection: LCC:Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs
Subject Terms: extramedullary hematopoiesis, pet ct, suv max, Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, RC633-647.5
More Details: Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) is the production of hematopoietic precursors outside the bone marrow cavity, and it causes mass effects according to its localization. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and/or computed tomography (CT) scans are used most commonly to detect EMH foci. We report herein a case with thalassemia intermedia causing paravertebral mass associated with EMH detected by CT scan. We further evaluated the case with positron emission tomography (PET) CT, and lung cancer, which was not revealed in the CT scan, was detected coincidentally.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1308-5263
Relation: https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=tjh&un=TJH-60251; https://doaj.org/toc/1308-5263
DOI: 10.5152/tjh.2011.07
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/8c9326f593a64960a0c247b00d9a6135
Accession Number: edsdoj.8c9326f593a64960a0c247b00d9a6135
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:13085263
DOI:10.5152/tjh.2011.07
Published in:Turkish Journal of Hematology
Language:English