Primary Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lymphoma Presenting as a Cervical Ring–Enhancing Lesion in an AIDS Patient | Zendy

Julia Bini Viotti | Zendy; Susanne DobleckiLewis | Zendy; Corneliu Luca | Zendy; Nicholas Mackrides | Zendy; Francisco Vega | Zendy; María L. Alcaide | Zendy

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Primary Intramedullary Spinal Cord Lymphoma Presenting as a Cervical Ring–Enhancing Lesion in an AIDS Patient

Author(s) -

Julia Bini Viotti,

Susanne DobleckiLewis,

Corneliu Luca,

Nicholas Mackrides,

Francisco Vega,

María L. Alcaide

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy128

Subject(s) - medicine , intramedullary rod , spinal cord , lesion , lymphoma , spinal cord compression , surgery , pathology , psychiatry

Primary intramedullary spinal cord lymphoma (PISCL) is rare and constitutes only 1% of central nervous system lymphomas. We report a case of PISCL in a 37-year-old man with advanced AIDS. To our knowledge, only 4 cases of PISCL in the setting of HIV/AIDS have been reported in the literature. Despite treatment, prognosis remains dismal.

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