Primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Abstract We report a case of primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the acute progression of paralysis in both legs, surgical decompression and stabilization of the cervical spine were performed. The resected specimen showed proliferation of lymphoblastic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Modern rheumatology 2007-06, Vol.17 (3), p.239-242
Hauptverfasser:	Masuda, Kenji, Mochida, Yuichi, Fujii, Junpei, Nakamura, Junichiro, Sasaki, Atsushi, Kita, Hirotoshi, Mitsugi, Naoto, Saito, Tomoyuki
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Aged Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Arthritis, Rheumatoid - complications Bone Nails Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging Cervical Vertebrae - pathology Cervical Vertebrae - surgery Decompression, Surgical Epidural Neoplasms - drug therapy Epidural Neoplasms - pathology Epidural Neoplasms - surgery Humans Lymphoma - pathology Methotrexate - therapeutic use Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract We report a case of primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the acute progression of paralysis in both legs, surgical decompression and stabilization of the cervical spine were performed. The resected specimen showed proliferation of lymphoblastic cells diagnosed as malignant lymphoma. Four series of chemotherapy were administered after surgery, and the patient recovered from paralysis.
ISSN:	1439-7595 1439-7609
DOI:	10.3109/s10165-007-0572-0