descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 2010 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:World Neurosurgery, volume 74, pages 523-527 (issn: 1878-8750,

Authors: Lawrence S. Chin; Carl O'Hara; Faramarz Edalat; Ivana Delalle; Gentian Toshkezi;

doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.07.002

pmid: 21492606

Primary Intramedullary Histiocytic Sarcoma

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Abstract

Intramedullary primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare central nervous system (CNS) malignancy affecting mostly the brain, but it may also involve the leptomeninges, eyes, and spinal cord. A 71-year-old woman presented with back pain and progressive unilateral lower extremity weakness owing to an intramedullary primary histiocytic sarcoma of the spine, a rare PCNSL subtype. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first case of an intramedullary PCNSL caused by histiocytic sarcoma.

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Keywords

Paraparesis, Spinal Cord, Humans, Female, Histiocytic Sarcoma, Spinal Cord Neoplasms, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Thoracic Vertebrae, Aged

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