title: Vertebra plana due to a malignant lymphoma.
abstract: A patient with total collapse of the vertebral bodies ("vertebra plana") is described. The symptoms and objective findings were caused by a malignant lymphoma, and the diagnosis was established from a drill biopsy. It is recommended that a biopsy be performed in patients with "vertebra plana".
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging