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Case Reports
. 2009 Dec;129(12):1621-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00402-009-0835-7. Epub 2009 Feb 17.

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lumbar vertebrae mimicking tuberculous spondylitis: a case report

Bo Huang  1 , Chang-Qing Li, Tao Liu, Yue Zhou
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Case Reports

Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lumbar vertebrae mimicking tuberculous spondylitis: a case report

Bo Huang et al. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2009 Dec.

Abstract

Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (PHL) of the spine is very rare. A case of a 44-year-old patient with PHL originating from a single lumbar vertebra was initially misdiagnosed as tuberculous spondylitis. After surgical decompression and biopsy, the patient was confirmed as primary B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the lumbar vertebrae and was further treated with chemotherapy. It warrants attention that PHL from the spine may be misdiagnosed as tuberculous spondylitis.

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