Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in a child presenting with acute paraplegia: A case report

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-251

  Acquaviva, A ^a   Marconcini, S ^a   Municchi, G ^a   Vallone, I ^b   Palma, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b U O Neuroradiol Azienda Osp S   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Childhood lymphoma; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; THORACIC SPINE; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

EID: 0037393649     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010390158883     Document Type: Article

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