title: A case of primary spinal intramedullary lymphoma.
abstract: A 41-year-old male presented to our clinic with a 1-month history of left hemiparesis. He had marked left arm weakness. The diagnostic work-up revealed an intramedullary mass at spinal level C2-4. Laminectomies were performed at C2-3-4 and the tumor was subtotally resected. Histological examination identified the mass as a non-Hodgkin's diffuse B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, chemotherapy, and adjuvant radiotherapy. The residual tumor tissue had completely disappeared by 6 months of follow-up; however, the patient presented with intraventricular metastasis at 11 months postsurgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bekar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cordan
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Evrensel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tolunay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy