Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as radicular syndrome: report of two cases.

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.

• 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)

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