Primary epidural burkitt lymphoma in a child: case presentation and literature review.
Primary spinal epidural Burkitt lymphoma, presenting with signs of spinal cord compression, is very uncommon in childhood. Previously reported pediatric cases with isolated epidural Burkitt lymphoma had a high mortality, and survivors usually suffered serious neurologic sequelae. The authors present a 13-year-old female with isolated epidural Burkitt lymphoma with favorable outcome, and review the pediatric literature.
Section of General Academic Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and the Children's Hospital, Denver, Colorado 80218, USA. daley.matthew@tchden.org
Matthew F
MF
Daley
Michael D
MD
Partington
Nina
N
Kadan-Lottick
Lorrie F
LF
Odom
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000175:diagnosis