Beta-thalassemia

Beta-thalassemia (BT) is characterized by deficiency (Beta+) or absence (Beta0) of synthesis of the beta globin chains of hemoglobin (Hb).

Cardiac myxoma

A myxoma (tumor of primitive connective tissue) of the heart. Cardiac myxomas consist of stellate to plump, cytologically bland mesenchymal cells set in a myxoid stroma. Cardiac myxomas are of endocardial origina and general project from the endocardium into a cardiac chamber.


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PMID (PMCID)
19488015
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Cardiac myxoma showing extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with beta thalassemia.
Joukhadar R, De Las Casas LE, Lalude O, Gough D.
South Med J. 2009;102(7):769-71.
Cardiac myxoma showing extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with beta thalassemia.