title: [A case report: a patient with paralysis of the lower half of the body being diagnosed with prostate cancer and primary spinal malignant lymphoma].
abstract: The patient was an 81-year-old man who visited our hospital for paralysis of the lower half of the body. He was suspected as having a spinal tumor by computed tomography and magetic resonance imaging, and also as having prostate cancer based on a high prostate specific antingen level. A prostate needle biopsy, thoracic spinal fusion and posterior decompression were performed. The patient was diagnosed as having prostate cancer and primary spinal malignant lymphoma. Hormone therapy and chemotherapy were started for the prostate cancer and primary spinal malignant lymphoma, respectively. However, the patient died of a complication from chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Ina Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Ina Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakayama
authors.affiliation: The Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ina Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oba
authors.affiliation: The Department of Pathology, Ina Central Hospital.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed