A case of primary spinal intramedullary lymphoma
Date
2001-05
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Elsevier Science
Abstract
A 41-year-old male presented to our clinic with a 1-month history of left hemiparesis. He had marked left arm weakness. The diagnostic work-up revealed an intramedullary mass at spinal level C2-4. Laminectomies were performed at C2-3-4 and the tumor was subtotally resected. Histological examination identified the mass as a non-Hodgkin's diffuse B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiotherapy. The residual tumor tissue had completely disappeared by 6 months of follow-up; however, the patient presented with intraventricular metastasis at 11 months postsurgery.
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Primary spinal lymphoma, Radiotherapy, Non-hodgkin's lymphoma, Intramedullary, Chemotherapy, Recurrence, Cord lymphoma, Central-nervous-system, Non-hodkins lymphoma, Malignant-lymphoma, Therapy, Neurosciences & neurology, Surgery
Citation
Bekar, A. vd. (2001). "A case of primary spinal intramedullary lymphoma". Surgical Neurology, 55(5), 261-264.