Abstract |
We report two cases of primary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the spine leading to radicular compression secondary to infiltration of lumbar body vertebras. The two patients were free of either nodular or other extra-nodular disease. Treatment consisted of chemotherapy alone, one patient have had a cauda equina syndrome and surgical decompression was performed in emergency. The patients were in remission for 20 months after diagnosis. A review is given for the incidence of primary vertebral localization of lymphoma, its diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
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Authors | L Tahiri, K Benbouazza, B Amine, F Allali, O El Mesbahi, N Hajjaj-Hassouni |
Journal | Rheumatology international
(Rheumatol Int)
Vol. 30
Issue 1
Pg. 113-7
(Nov 2009)
ISSN: 1437-160X [Electronic] Germany |
PMID | 19337735
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
(therapeutic use)
- Back Pain
(etiology)
- Biopsy
- Decompression, Surgical
- Female
- Humans
- Lumbar Vertebrae
(pathology)
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Polyradiculopathy
(etiology, surgery)
- Radiculopathy
(etiology, surgery)
- Spinal Neoplasms
(complications, drug therapy, pathology)
- Treatment Outcome
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