title: Solitary primary lymphoma of the sciatic nerve: case report.
abstract: An unusual case of a solitary extranodal primary lymphoma of the sciatic nerve in a patient presenting with sciatica and a left footdrop is described. Magnetic resonance imaging was successful in identifying a fusiform lesion in the sciatic nerve in the left infragluteal region. Surgical exploration and biopsy confirmed this as a B cell lymphoma. An extensive metastatic work-up has not identified other sites of lymphomatous involvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Pillay
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Wilbourn
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Tubbs
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Lederman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010524:Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery