[Cauda equina syndrome leading to diagnosis of malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the spine].
BACKGROUND
Malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a lymphoid proliferation. Peripheral neuropathies are observed in only 2-8% of cases.


METHODS
We report a case in which cauda equina syndrome in a 29-year-old man led to the diagnosis of a painless non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the spine. Combined chemotherapy and radiation therapy produced spectacular improvement.


CONCLUSIONS
Infiltration of the cauda equina roots is rare in malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma and raises problems for positive diagnosis. The good outcome under treatment underlines the interest in considering this cause in disorders affecting the cauda equina, despite its rarity.
Rafai
Mohammed Abdoh
MA
Service de neurologie-explorations fonctionnelles, CHU Ibn Rochd, Quartier des Hôpitaux, MA-20000 Casablanca, Maroc. mo.mi2@caramail.com
Boulaajaj
Fatima Zohra
FZ
Moutawakkil
Bouchra El
BE
Bourezgui
Meryem
M
Sibai
Manal
M
Sahnoun
Abderazak
A
Naja
Abdellah
A
Azhari
Abdessamad
A
Slassi
Ilham
I
D000328:Adult; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011128:Polyradiculopathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy