• World Neurosurg · May 2021

    Case Reports

    Extramedullary hematopoiesis causing spinal cord compression.

    • Brendan F Judy, Yike Jin, and Daniel M Sciubba.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    • World Neurosurg. 2021 May 1; 149: 51-52.

    AbstractSpinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoiesis is a rare neurosurgical problem that is successfully treated with urgent decompression. Here we report the case of a young man with hemoglobin Lepore disease and beta thalassemia who presented with 1 month of lower extremity weakness and urinary retention. The patient underwent urgent thoracic laminectomies and recovered fully. This pathology can be treated with multiple modalities; however, decompression must remain in the neurosurgeon's armamentarium in the acute setting.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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