PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Pornsuriyasak, Prapaporn
AU  - Suwatanapongched, Thitiporn
AU  - Wangsuppasawad, Narathip
AU  - Ngodngamthaweesuk, Montian
AU  - Angchaisuksiri, Pantep
TI  - Massive Hemothorax in a Beta-Thalassemic Patient Due to Spontaneous Rupture of Extramedullary Hematopoietic Masses: Diagnosis and Successful Treatment
DP  - 2006 Mar 01
TA  - Respiratory Care
PG  - 272--276
VI  - 51
IP  - 3
4099  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/51/3/272.short
4100  - http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/51/3/272.full
AB  - Intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis is an unusual but well-described entity. The condition is typically found in patients who have chronic hemolytic anemias, especially thalassemia. We report a case of a 38-year-old man with underlying beta thalassemia/hemoglobin E who developed intrathoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis. The hematopoietic masses spontaneously ruptured, resulting in massive hemothorax. The condition was confirmed by video-assisted thoracoscopy and successfully treated with surgery, hydroxyurea, and radiation.