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Radiological Aspects of Marrow Heterotopia in Thalassemia

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Synonyms of “marrow heterotopia” (MH) are “extramedullary hemopoiesis” and “myeloid metaplasia.” The purpose of this paper is to review the subject of MH in β-Thalassemia. Although MH is not a new entity to the pathologists, it is a comparatively recent one from the clinical, radiological, and therapeutic standpoint. Lately, computerized tomography (CT) has contributed to a more thorough investigation of MH [20]. In this paper, MH will be reviewed on the basis of existing reports and the author’s experience, extending over 20 years. MH occurs in about 16% of patients with thalassemia major or intermedia.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University of Athens, School of Medicine, Areteion Hospital, 115 28, Athens, Greece

    Constantin Papavasiliou  & Theophanis Cambouris  & 

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, School of Medicine, 115 28, Athens, Greece

    Phaedon Fessas

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Papavasiliou, C. (1989). Radiological Aspects of Marrow Heterotopia in Thalassemia. In: Papavasiliou, C., Cambouris, T., Fessas, P. (eds) Radiology of Thalassemia. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72587-6_12

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