Isolated neurolymphomatosis of the cauda equina and filum terminale: Case report

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Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Khong, Peter ^a   Pitham, Thomas ^b   Owler, Brian ^b,c,d  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d FRACS   (United States)

Author keywords

B cell lymphoma; Cauda equina; Lymphomatosis; Neurolymphomatosis

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; FOLINIC ACID; METHOTREXATE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BACKACHE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CAUDA EQUINA; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FILUM TERMINALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAMINECTOMY; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMATOSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLYMPHOMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE SURGERY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; ANIMAL; BIRD DISEASE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CAUDA EQUINA; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MAREK DISEASE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 65849204497     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31818441be     Document Type: Article

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