Primary spinal epidural diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with paraplegia as the first manifestation: A case report

2Citations
Citations of this article
9Readers
Mendeley users who have this article in their library.
Get full text

Abstract

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.

Cite

CITATION STYLE

APA

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

Register to see more suggestions

Mendeley helps you to discover research relevant for your work.

Already have an account?

Save time finding and organizing research with Mendeley

Sign up for free