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Spinal epidural compression in chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Author(s) -
Michalevicz Rita,
Burstein Amira,
Razon Nissim,
Reider Irit,
Ilie Bianca
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19891101)64:9<1961::aid-cncr2820640932>3.0.co;2-v
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic lymphocytic leukemia , lymphoma , complication , malignancy , spinal cord compression , compression (physics) , leukemia , malignant lymphoma , surgery , pathology , spinal cord , materials science , psychiatry , composite material
Spinal epidural compression is a rare neurologic complication in patients with lymphoma. It occurs mostly in those with intermediate‐grade to high‐grade malignancy disease. This type of neurologic involvement has not been described in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). A patient with a long, stable CLL course developed spinal epidural compression and consequently died. The frequency of spinal epidural compression in lymphoma, according to the histologic subtypes and the considerations in making the right choice of therapy are discussed in light of the presented case.