Table 1: Summary of diffuse reconversion of spinal bone marrow.
|
Age (yr) /Gender |
RBC Count (normal range) |
Hemoglobin (normal range) |
Assessed Spines |
Red Marrow Area at MRI Follow up (interval) |
Cancer History |
Smoking |
| #1 |
66M |
331(400-500) |
12.5(12.8-17.6) |
C, T, L |
no change (18m) |
stomach |
20/day |
| #2 |
83M |
341(315-470) |
12.8 (9.9-14.9) |
C, T, L |
no change (11m) |
- |
20-30/day |
| #3 |
47F |
313(359-480) |
11.4 (10.7-14.5) |
C, T, L |
- |
- |
20/day |
| #4 |
70M |
352(400-500) |
12.4(12.8-17.6) |
L |
no change (18m) |
stomach |
20-80/day |
| #5 |
86M |
413(315-470) |
10.9(9.9-14.9) |
C, T, L |
no change (8m) |
bladder |
40/day |
| #6 |
82F |
305(380-480) |
10.4(11-15) |
L |
slightly decrease (8y) |
- |
- |
| #7 |
66M |
256(334-529) |
10.7(11.3-16.3) |
L |
disappear* (12m) |
bladder |
40/day |
C: cervical spine, F: female, Hg: hemoglobin, L: lumbar spine, MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, M: Male, m: month, RBC: Red Blood Cell, T: Thoracic spine, y: year disappear*: after radiation