Polycythemia vera

Polycythemia vera (PV) is an acquired myeloproliferative disorder characterized by an elevated absolute red blood cell mass caused by uncontrolled red blood cell production, frequently associated with uncontrolled white blood cell and platelet production.

Hemolytic anemia

A type of anemia caused by premature destruction of red blood cells (hemolysis).


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PMID (PMCID)
23330877
FEMALE Young Adult
Ectopic extramedullary hematopoiesis: evaluation and treatment of a rare and benign paraspinal/epidural tumor.
Mattei TA, Higgins M, Joseph F, Mendel E.
J Neurosurg Spine. 2013;18(3):236-42.
Although previous reports have documented EMH presenting as paraspinal masses, such lesions have almost always been associated with a predisposing hematological disorder such as hemolytic anemia, myelofibrosis or myelodysplastic syndromes, thalassemia, polycythemia vera, leukemia, or lymphoma.