Presentation
Chronic anemia.
Patient Data
Age: 70 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Extramedullary hematopoiesis - spleen
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Hage splenomegaly ( span: 234 mm )
A few abnormal intermediate signals hypo enhancing lesions within spleen parenchyma with maximum diameter up to 80*90 mm
Bilateral renal cortical cysts
Bone marrow shows heterogeneous signal intensity.
From the case:
Extramedullary hematopoiesis - spleen
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Extramedullary hematopoiesis of the spleen.
Case Discussion
Unusual MR appearance of extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) of the spleen in a 70-year-old man with anemia.