title: Primary sacral lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Primary sacral lymphoma is rare. It usually presents in elderly males as     low back ache and radiculopathy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We hereby report a case of primary     sacral lymphoma in a 53-year-old male who presented with low back pain. Imaging     showed a sacral lesion which on histopathology proved to be a non-Hodgkin's     lymphoma of B cell lineage.
  
  
  METHODS
  The case is presented for its     rarity and for the reason that it mimicked a primary bone tumor. Its recognition     is important because it has an excellent prognosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Primary sacral     epidural lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a sacral     mass.
authors.affiliation: SKIMS, Department of Neurosurgery, Kashmir, India. nkhursh@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Khursheed
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nayil
authors.forename: Rumana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Makhdoomi
authors.forename: Altaf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramzan
authors.forename: Rayees
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Shafiq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.forename: Abrar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: Sarbjit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chhiber
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012447:Sacrum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery