A case of primary spinal intramedullary lymphoma

Surg Neurol. 2001 May;55(5):261-4. doi: 10.1016/s0090-3019(01)00405-0.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Laminectomy
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / therapy
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / complications
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Paresis / etiology
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / complications
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Cord Neoplasms / therapy