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A 17 year old Iranian girl presented with thalassemia major, complicated by acute compression of the cauda equina caused by extramedullary haemopoiesis. The advantages of MRI in confirming the spinal space-occupying lesion and involvement of liver and pancreas are discussed in the context of treatment decision analysis and follow-up.
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Ziegler, L., Lange, M., Feiden, W. et al. Spinal cord compression in thalassemia major: value of MR imaging. Eur. Radiol. 1, 81–84 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00540112
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