Paraplegia due to epidural infiltration in a case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
A case of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is described during the course of which paraplegia appeared caused by epidural compression of the tissue by leukemic cells. This complication in CLL is rare. The disorders of the nervous system during the course of leukemia are summarized, and, in particular, the circumstances pertaining to the occurrence of paraplegia during chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Lustman
F
F
Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Molière-Longchamp, Free University of Brussels, Belgium.
Flament-Durant
J
J
Colle
H
H
Lambert
M
M
Sztern
B
B
D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery