Primary Dural Spinal Lymphoma Presentation of a Rare Spinal Tumor Case
Joint Authors
Çeçen, Dilber Ayçiçek
Tatarlı, Necati
Turan Süslü, Hikmet
Özdoğan, Selçuk
Barışık, Nagehan Özdemir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-23
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Primary spinal dural lymphomas (PSDL) are tumors with characteristic histopathology of a lymphoma, which are completely in the spinal epidural space without any other systemic involvement.
Extranodal primary lymphoma involving nervous system prefers thalamus/basal ganglia, periventricular region, cerebellum, eyes, meninges/dura, and cranial nerves or spinal cord.
Rare spinal localization with acute spinal cord compression is worth attention.
Case Presentation.
A 48-year-old male presented with a several-month-long history of upper back pain.
Lately, he had numbness and weakness at both lower extremities and was unable to walk for one week.
A spinal MRI showed a thoracic lesion with cord compression at T2–T4 levels.
The patient underwent surgical decompression, with his final histopathology showing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
Systemic work-up was negative for nodal disease.
Following surgery, he received radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy.
He experienced a good outcome after four years.
Conclusion.
The upper thoracic cord is a rare location for primary spinal lesions/metastases, both of which prefer the lower thoracic and upper lumbar regions.
In cases of progressive paraparesis, there should be immediate surgical intervention in the case of denovo disease, followed by combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy procedures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Çeçen, Dilber Ayçiçek& Tatarlı, Necati& Turan Süslü, Hikmet& Özdoğan, Selçuk& Barışık, Nagehan Özdemir. 2015. Primary Dural Spinal Lymphoma Presentation of a Rare Spinal Tumor Case. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060107
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Çeçen, Dilber Ayçiçek…[et al.]. Primary Dural Spinal Lymphoma Presentation of a Rare Spinal Tumor Case. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Çeçen, Dilber Ayçiçek& Tatarlı, Necati& Turan Süslü, Hikmet& Özdoğan, Selçuk& Barışık, Nagehan Özdemir. Primary Dural Spinal Lymphoma Presentation of a Rare Spinal Tumor Case. Case Reports in Surgery. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1060107
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1060107