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Case Report

Spinal cord compression due to extramedullary hematopoiesis in a patient with E-beta-thalassemia managed without radiation or surgery

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Pages 246-249 | Received 11 May 2018, Accepted 12 Jun 2018, Published online: 23 Aug 2018

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