Stage IV Hodgkin's disease presenting with spinal epidural involvement and cauda equina compression as the initial manifestation: Case report

Toprak A., Kodalli N., Alpdogan T., Giral A., Celikel Ç., Gurmen N., ...More

SPINAL CORD, vol.35, no.10, pp.704-707, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 1997
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/sj.sc.3100498
  • Journal Name: SPINAL CORD
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.704-707
  • Keywords: Hodgkin's Disease, spinal epidural involvement, cauda equina compression, MRI, MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA, CORD COMPRESSION, SPACE
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Hodgkin's disease very rarely presents clinically, initially with a paraspinal mass, but this should be considered in the differential diagnosis. A patient presenting with back pain was diagnosed to have Stage IV Hodgkin's disease. MRI revealed an extradural and intraspinal soft tissue mass with bone infiltration. The importance of MRI in the early evaluation of a paraspinal mass and in determining the extent of the disease is emphasized.