title: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lumbar vertebrae mimicking tuberculous spondylitis: a case report.
abstract: Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (PHL) of the spine is very rare. A case of a 44-year-old patient with PHL originating from a single lumbar vertebra was initially misdiagnosed as tuberculous spondylitis. After surgical decompression and biopsy, the patient was confirmed as primary B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the lumbar vertebrae and was further treated with chemotherapy. It warrants attention that PHL from the spine may be misdiagnosed as tuberculous spondylitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 400037, Chongqing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chang-Qing
authors.initials: CQ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yue
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000175:diagnosis*