Haematopoietic tissue presenting as a sphenoid sinus mass : case report

We report an incidentally discovered mass in the sphenoid sinus in a patient with beta thalassaemia and sickle-cell disease which proved to be an isolated site of extramedullary haematopoiesis in the skull.

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Published in:Neuroradiology 2000-02, Vol.42 (2), p.153-154
Main Authors: JOSEPH, M, RAJSHEKHA, V, CHANDY, M. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications
beta-Thalassemia - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Choristoma - diagnosis
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary
Hematopoietic System
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - diagnosis
Sphenoid Sinus - pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tropical medicine
Tumors of striated muscle and skeleton
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Summary:We report an incidentally discovered mass in the sphenoid sinus in a patient with beta thalassaemia and sickle-cell disease which proved to be an isolated site of extramedullary haematopoiesis in the skull.
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s002340050037