Primary spinal epidural diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is rare and often easily misdiagnose. Here, we presented a case of primary spinal epidural DLBCL with paraplegia as the first manifestation. He was misdiagnosed as thoracic disc herniation and thoracic tuberculosis successively. DLBCL was confirmed after surgery ultimately. After 6 cycles of chemotherapy with R-CHOPE, the patient went back to normal life without relapse during 2-year follow-up. Primary spinal epidural lymphoma should be suspected in patients with spinal cord compression with imaging showing isointense, homogeneous extradural contiguous level compressive soft-tissue lesion without bony involvement and previous history of cancer.
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Shu, Y., Wang, A., Yi, L., Xu, X., & Yang, W. (2019). Primary spinal epidural diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with paraplegia as the first manifestation: A case report. OncoTargets and Therapy, 12, 6497–6501. https://doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S217703
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