J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  2005 Jan;37(1):70-72.

Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma of the Sacral Nerve Root ; Presenting as a Polyradiculoneuropathy

• Oh SH
• Noh JS
• Chung BS
• Paik SY

Abstract

Primary spinal cord lymphomas are rare, and are either extra-/intradural masses with leptomeningeal infiltration or intramedullary in nature. The authors present a patient with a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma involving the sacral nerve root, extension to extradural space, and the cranial nerve.

Keyword

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; Nerve root; Polyradiculoneuropathy

MeSH Terms

B-Lymphocytes*
Cranial Nerves
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell*
Polyradiculoneuropathy*
Spinal Cord