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ArticleSurgical neurology international2021

Primary spinal Burkitt's lymphoma: Case report and literature review.

Roberta Costanzo, Gianluca Scalia, Salvatore Marrone, Giuseppe Emmanuele Umana, Massimiliano Giuffrida, Massimo Furnari, Marilena Salerno, Ugo Consoli, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, Giovanni Federico Nicoletti and 1 more

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Article in Surgical neurology international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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11 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Roberta CostanzoDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Gianluca ScaliaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Salvatore MarroneDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe Emmanuele UmanaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Cannizzaro Hospital, Trauma Center, Gamma Knife Center, Catania, Italy.
Massimiliano GiuffridaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Massimo FurnariDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Marilena SalernoDepartment of Onco-hematology, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Ugo ConsoliDepartment of Onco-hematology, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Domenico Gerardo IacopinoDepartment of Experimental Biomedicine and Clinical Neurosciences, School of Medicine, Postgraduate Residency Program in Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgical Clinic, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone," Palermo, Italy.
Giovanni Federico NicolettiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Giancarlo PonzoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Highly Specialized Hospital of National Importance "Garibaldi", Catania, Italy.
Ospedale Garibaldi · ITOspedale Cannizzaro · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBurkitt's lymphoma is a non-Hodgkin B-cell lymphoma, occurring mostly in Equatorial Africa. According to the WHO, classification is three different variants: sporadic, endemic, and immunodeficient-associated. Here, we present a patient with "sporadic" primary epidural Burkitt's lymphoma resulting in chronic low back pain (LBP). CASE DESCRIPTION: A 63-year-old female presented with a 2-month history of LBP and the left lower extremity sciatica. The thoracolumbar MRI showed a L5 irregular, osteolytic epidural lesion that was hypointense on T1-weighted images, hyperintense on STIR studies, and inhomogeneously enhanced with contrast. Additional hypointense lesions were also seen at the L2, L3, and L4 levels. The patient underwent a L4-L5 laminectomy for piecemeal epidural resection of tumor, and a L4-S1 transpedicular screws/rod fusion. In addition, a L2-L3 radiofrequency ablation was performed. The histological examination documented a primary "sporadic" spinal Burkitt's lymphoma. The patient subsequently was treated with both radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy.

conclusionPrimary "sporadic" spinal Burkitt's lymphoma is rare. Following tumor resection, adjunctive radiation and chemotherapy are typically warranted.

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BurkittChemotherapyLaminectomyLymphomaSpine

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