Mohamed, N. & Jackson, N. (1998). ‘Severe thalassemia intermedia: clinical problems in the absence of hypertransfusion’. Blood Reviews 12(3):163-70. (RISCEN83)
Because of the severe erythroid hyperplasia, erythropoietic tissue can develop outside the bone marrow cavity. A recent prospective computerized tomographic study found that 65% of adults with thalassaemia intermedia had extramedullary erythropoietic masses.
Mohamed, N. & Jackson, N. (1998). ‘Severe thalassemia intermedia: clinical problems in the absence of hypertransfusion’. Blood Reviews 12(3):163-70. (RISCEN83)