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Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 2005;37(1): 70-72. |
Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma of the Sacral Nerve Root ; Presenting as a Polyradiculoneuropathy. |
Sung Han Oh, Jae Sub Noh, Bong Sub Chung, So Ya Paik |
1Department of Neurosurgery, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. shoh1@dmc.or.kr 2Department of Pathology, Bundang Jesaeng General Hospital, Seongnam, Korea. |
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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. |
Key Words:
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; Nerve root; Polyradiculoneuropathy |
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