Bobylev Dmitry, Zhang Ruoyu, Haverich Axel, Krueger Marcus
Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplantation, and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str, 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013 May 1;8:120. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-8-120.
The authors report a case of extramedullary haematopoiesis (EMH) presenting as an intrathoracic tumour in a patient with alpha-thalassaemia. CT scan and MRI of the chest were obtained and followed by tumour excision. Compared to beta-thalassaemia, only two cases of EMH in patients with alpha-thalassaemia have been described in the literature. A possible reason for this disparity is discussed.
作者报告了一例α地中海贫血患者出现的髓外造血(EMH),表现为胸腔内肿瘤。对胸部进行了CT扫描和MRI检查,随后进行了肿瘤切除。与β地中海贫血相比,文献中仅描述了两例α地中海贫血患者的EMH病例。本文讨论了造成这种差异的一个可能原因。