Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass

Introduction Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) commonly occurs in the spleen, liver and lymph nodes. Rare cases of EMH in the adrenal gland have been reported. Case Presentation We report the case of a 33-year-old man from the South of Iran suffering from major β-thalassemia, who underwent ope...

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Main Authors:	Shahryar Zeighami, Seyed Ali Eslahi, Mohammad Mehdi Hosseini, Ali Ariafar, Sara Pakbaz, Mohsen Rastegari, Hajar Khazraei
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Published:	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2015
Subjects:	extramedullary hematopoiesis thalassemia adrenal Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:06b8a814a9f24d55b7c17ee7cfa8ba572021-11-15T09:41:05ZExtramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass2783-243010.17795/acr-29003https://doaj.org/article/06b8a814a9f24d55b7c17ee7cfa8ba572015-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://colorectalresearch.sums.ac.ir/article_45491_c651d18784ba0a7fd4222ae36e699763.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2783-2430Introduction Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) commonly occurs in the spleen, liver and lymph nodes. Rare cases of EMH in the adrenal gland have been reported. Case Presentation We report the case of a 33-year-old man from the South of Iran suffering from major β-thalassemia, who underwent open left adrenalectomy and the histopathology revealed EMH. Conclusions In patients in which a history of hematologic disorders exists, careful imaging and hormonal assay should be done to certify a diagnosis of EMH. However, the surgical management becomes inevitable in certain cases.Shahryar ZeighamiSeyed Ali EslahiMohammad Mehdi HosseiniAli AriafarSara PakbazMohsen RastegariHajar KhazraeiShiraz University of Medical Sciencesarticleextramedullary hematopoiesisthalassemiaadrenalMedicineRENIranian Journal of Colorectal Research, Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 0-0 (2015)
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spellingShingle	extramedullary hematopoiesis thalassemia adrenal Medicine R Shahryar Zeighami Seyed Ali Eslahi Mohammad Mehdi Hosseini Ali Ariafar Sara Pakbaz Mohsen Rastegari Hajar Khazraei Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
description	Introduction Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) commonly occurs in the spleen, liver and lymph nodes. Rare cases of EMH in the adrenal gland have been reported. Case Presentation We report the case of a 33-year-old man from the South of Iran suffering from major β-thalassemia, who underwent open left adrenalectomy and the histopathology revealed EMH. Conclusions In patients in which a history of hematologic disorders exists, careful imaging and hormonal assay should be done to certify a diagnosis of EMH. However, the surgical management becomes inevitable in certain cases.
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author	Shahryar Zeighami Seyed Ali Eslahi Mohammad Mehdi Hosseini Ali Ariafar Sara Pakbaz Mohsen Rastegari Hajar Khazraei
author_facet	Shahryar Zeighami Seyed Ali Eslahi Mohammad Mehdi Hosseini Ali Ariafar Sara Pakbaz Mohsen Rastegari Hajar Khazraei
author_sort	Shahryar Zeighami
title	Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
title_short	Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
title_full	Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
title_fullStr	Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
title_full_unstemmed	Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass
title_sort	extramedullary hematopoiesis in a man with β-thalassemia: an uncommon cause of an adrenal mass
publisher	Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
publishDate	2015
url	https://doaj.org/article/06b8a814a9f24d55b7c17ee7cfa8ba57
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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis in a Man With β-Thalassemia: An Uncommon Cause of an Adrenal Mass

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