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B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors

BACKGROUND: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), accounting for 25-30 percent of cases in the United States.1 Extranodal sites are involved in approximately 40% of cases of DLBCL. CASE DESCRIPTION: In this report, we discuss the case of a patie...

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Autores principales: Milton, Jason, Renner, Julie, Awuor, Victor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781919
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_60_17
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description BACKGROUND: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), accounting for 25-30 percent of cases in the United States.1 Extranodal sites are involved in approximately 40% of cases of DLBCL. CASE DESCRIPTION: In this report, we discuss the case of a patient with extranodal DLBCL within the cervical nerve roots that underwent surgical intervention due to the presence of cervical radiculopathy. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of DLBCL was surprising given the appearance of the masses on MRI being similar to that of a neurofibroma or schwannoma. Surgical decompression provided a tissue sample for biopsy as well as an opportunity for decompression of the nerve roots and restoration of function of the patient's left upper extremity.
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spelling pubmed-55234692017-08-04 B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors Milton, Jason Renner, Julie Awuor, Victor Surg Neurol Int Spine: Case Report BACKGROUND: Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), accounting for 25-30 percent of cases in the United States.1 Extranodal sites are involved in approximately 40% of cases of DLBCL. CASE DESCRIPTION: In this report, we discuss the case of a patient with extranodal DLBCL within the cervical nerve roots that underwent surgical intervention due to the presence of cervical radiculopathy. CONCLUSION: The diagnosis of DLBCL was surprising given the appearance of the masses on MRI being similar to that of a neurofibroma or schwannoma. Surgical decompression provided a tissue sample for biopsy as well as an opportunity for decompression of the nerve roots and restoration of function of the patient's left upper extremity. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5523469/ /pubmed/28781919 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_60_17 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Surgical Neurology International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
spellingShingle Spine: Case Report
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Renner, Julie
Awuor, Victor
B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title_full B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title_fullStr B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title_full_unstemmed B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title_short B-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
title_sort b-cell lymphoma presenting as multiple nerve sheath tumors
topic Spine: Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5523469/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28781919
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/sni.sni_60_17
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