Primary spinal epidural lymphomas. Report of ten cases.
The Authors report their results on the treatment of 10 cases of primary spinal epidural lymphoma. All patients underwent surgery followed by radiotherapy and 60% of them improved after treatment. The Authors stress the importance the preoperative neurological status and early diagnosis play on the prognosis. They conclude that only further studies on a large series can determine the influence of the histological type of the neoplasm on prognosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009192:Myelography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D003907:Dexamethasone