Primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Kenji Masuda; Yuichi Mochida; Junpei Fujii; Junichiro Nakamura; Atsushi Sasaki; Hirotoshi Kita; Naoto Mitsugi; Tomoyuki Saito

doi:10.1007/s10165-007-0572-0

Primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

Mod Rheumatol. 2007;17(3):239-42. doi: 10.1007/s10165-007-0572-0. Epub 2007 Jun 20.

Authors

Kenji Masuda¹, Yuichi Mochida, Junpei Fujii, Junichiro Nakamura, Atsushi Sasaki, Hirotoshi Kita, Naoto Mitsugi, Tomoyuki Saito

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chronic Intractable Disease Center, Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama 232-0024, Japan.

PMID: 17564781
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-007-0572-0

Abstract

We report a case of primary cervical epidural malignant lymphoma with rheumatoid arthritis. Because of the acute progression of paralysis in both legs, surgical decompression and stabilization of the cervical spine were performed. The resected specimen showed proliferation of lymphoblastic cells diagnosed as malignant lymphoma. Four series of chemotherapy were administered after surgery, and the patient recovered from paralysis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
Bone Nails
Cervical Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae / pathology
Cervical Vertebrae / surgery
Decompression, Surgical
Epidural Neoplasms / drug therapy
Epidural Neoplasms / pathology*
Epidural Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Lymphoma / pathology*
Methotrexate / therapeutic use
Radiography

Substances

Antineoplastic Agents
Methotrexate