Myelodysplasia presenting as thoracic spinal epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis: a rare treatable cause of spinal cord myelopathy

Skeletal Radiol. 2012 May;41(5):611-4. doi: 10.1007/s00256-011-1268-2. Epub 2011 Sep 13.

Abstract

We present clinical, magnetic resonance imaging, and pathological findings of a 61-year-old patient with an otherwise asymptomatic myelodysplastic syndrome presenting with progressive paraparesis from epidural thoracic spinal extramedullary hematopoiesis. Surgical spinal cord decompression resulted in complete clinical remission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Epidural Space / diagnostic imaging
  • Epidural Space / pathology
  • Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
  • Humans
  • Hyperplasia / complications
  • Hyperplasia / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes / pathology
  • Neural Tube Defects / complications*
  • Neural Tube Defects / pathology*
  • Rare Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Compression / etiology*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
  • Thoracic Vertebrae / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed