title: Rare presentation of non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the thoracolumbar spine in pregnancy with 7 years' survival.
abstract: A rare, so far unpublished, case of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 26-year-old pregnant woman is presented. As X ray examination and other investigations were avoided during her pregnancy, the discrete signs of spinal cord compression led to sudden severe neurological deterioration after delivery. This necessitated emergency decompression and stabilization of the spine. Acute surgical treatment resulted in complete functional recovery. It was followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which led to disease-free survival 7 years after the surgery. Magnetic resonance imaging is the examination of choice when long-lasting back pain during pregnancy does not resolve with bed rest.
authors.affiliation: U Vojenske nemocnice 1200, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Central Military Hospital of Prague, 169 02 Prague 6, Czech Republic. klezl.spine@uvn.cz
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Klezl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Krbec
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gregora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stritesky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D011252:Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae