Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as radicular syndrome: report of two cases.
We report two cases of primary Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in the spine leading to radicular compression secondary to infiltration of lumbar body vertebras. The two patients were free of either nodular or other extra-nodular disease. Treatment consisted of chemotherapy alone, one patient have had a cauda equina syndrome and surgical decompression was performed in emergency. The patients were in remission for 20 months after diagnosis. A review is given for the incidence of primary vertebral localization of lymphoma, its diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.
Tahiri
L
L
Rheumatology Department, El Ayachi Teaching Hospital, CHU, Rabat-Salé, Morocco. latifatahiri@yahoo.fr
Benbouazza
K
K
Amine
B
B
Allali
F
F
El Mesbahi
O
O
Hajjaj-Hassouni
N
N