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The detection of extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with osteopetrosis

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99mTc-HSA millimicrospheres were used to detect a site of extra medullary hematopoiesis in the chest of a patient with severe osteopetrosis, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly causing renal complications. These problems led to the consideration of splenectomy which necessitated a search for other extra medullary hematopoietic sites.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Bruce K. Adams

  2. Department of Radiology, New Somerset Hospital and the University of Cape Town, South Africa

    Norman A. Smuts

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Adams, B.K., Smuts, N.A. The detection of extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with osteopetrosis. Eur J Nucl Med 15, 803–804 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255501

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