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ArticleActa medica Philippina2025

Spinal Extramedullary Hematopoiesis Causing Spinal Cord Compression in Radiation-induced Bone Marrow Aplasia: A Case Report.

Rowel David D Yap, Patrick Neil A Guiao, Deonne Thaddeus V Gauiran

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Article in Acta medica Philippina, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rowel David D YapPhilippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.
Patrick Neil A GuiaoPhilippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.
Deonne Thaddeus V GauiranPhilippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila.

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Abstract

In rare cases with no clinical practice guidelines available, the approach heavily relies on small studies, reports, and professional experience based on sound clinical judgement from available data. We present a case of a 52-year-old male radiation technologist with a 5-year history of pancytopenia diagnosed with radiation-induced marrow aplasia after presenting with bilateral lower extremity weakness and numbness. MRI revealed spinal EMH along T3 to T12. He was given steroids and radiation therapy (RT) of 18Gy in 10 fractions with improvement in sensory status at 4

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