title: Spinal Burkitt's lymphoma in adults.
abstract: Adult Burkitt's lymphoma is an uncommon disease. Few cases of spinal involvement in adults with sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma are reported in the literature. We present a case of a middle-aged man who was found to have an epidural mass in the thoracic spine when investigated for back pain and lower extremity weakness. He underwent a laminectomy with resection of the epidural mass. Histologic examination revealed a primary Burkitt's lymphoma of the spinal cord. He was treated with aggressive chemotherapy and is now experiencing remission of his disease. We also present a review of the literature for the etiology and clinical features of other spinal lymphomas and Burkitt's lymphoma involving the spine in adults.
authors.affiliation: Department of Onocolgy, Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph, MO 64506, USA. drmalani@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Malani
authors.forename: Chakshu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Weigand
authors.forename: Vicram
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rangineni
mesh_terms: D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods