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Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Simulating Parasagittal Meningioma

  • R.A. Kandel (a1), K.P.H. Pritzker (a1), A.S. Gordon (a1) and J.M. Bilbao (a1)
Abstract:

We report a patient with polycythemia vera and myeloid metaplasia of nine years duration who developed raised intracranial pressure related to a mass obliterating the sagittal fissure. Although clinically and radiologically simulating a meningioma, biopsy revealed extramedullary hematopoiesis involving the falx cerebri. Although uncommon, this case illustrates that myeloproliferative disease can present with symptomatology and radiologic features similar to primary intracranial tumours.

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Department of Pathology, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Canada, M5G 1X5
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