Thoracic cord compression caused by epidural extramedullary hematopoiesis during erythroid-stimulating agent therapy in two patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

MeSH terms

• Aged
• Darbepoetin alfa
• Epidural Space
• Erythropoietin / analogs & derivatives
• Erythropoietin / therapeutic use
• Female
• Hematinics / therapeutic use*
• Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*
• Humans
• Male
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes / drug therapy*
• Spinal Cord Compression / diagnosis*
• Thoracic Vertebrae
• Time Factors
• Withholding Treatment