Middle Ear Extramedullary Hematopoiesis: A Case Report
Wacharasindhu, C.; Niyomthai, E.; Wanmoung, H.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 99(6): 737-740
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 29901326 Document Number: 17414
Extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) in the middle ear is exceedingly rare, with fewer than five cases reported. The authors report the first Thai case of middle ear EMH A 32-year-old Thai thalassemic man presented with complaint of right-sided hearing loss from a middle ear mass. The CT/MRI was done and the diagnosis of EMH was confirmed by a pathological examination after a surgical removal. A differential diagnosis of EMH should also be done in thalassemic patients presented with a middle ear mass.
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