Kouraklis G, Dosios T
Second Department of Propedeutic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Science, University of Athens, Greece.
Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1994;8(4):220-1. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(94)90119-8.
Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis (IEH) is a rare condition, usually asymptomatic, which accompanies a chronic hematologic disease. A 72-year-old woman with IEH is presented. The patient had no past medical history of anemia and was completely asymptomatic. Open biopsy showed extramedullary hematopoiesis (EH) due to heterozygous sickle cell anemia.
胸内髓外造血(IEH)是一种罕见的病症,通常无症状,常伴有慢性血液系统疾病。本文报告了一名72岁患有胸内髓外造血的女性患者。该患者既往无贫血病史,且完全无症状。开放活检显示因杂合子镰状细胞贫血导致的髓外造血(EH)。