title: Primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the acute progression of paralysis in both legs, surgical decompression and stabilization of the cervical spine were performed. The resected specimen showed proliferation of lymphoblastic cells diagnosed as malignant lymphoma. Four series of chemotherapy were administered after surgery, and the patient recovered from paralysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chronic Intractable Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mochida
authors.forename: Junpei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Junichiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Hirotoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mitsugi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D001858:Bone Nails; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D015174:Epidural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008727:Methotrexate