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Primary spinal epidural lymphomas
Goutham Cugati1, Manish Singh1, Anil Pande1, Ravi Ramamurthi1, Mahalakshmi Balasubramanyam2, Sumer K Sethi3, Ajai Kumar Singh4
1 Dr. Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Taramani, India
2 Resident in Ophthalmology, Sankara Nethralaya, #18 College Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3 Sr Consultant Radiologist, Teleradiology Providers, (Unit of Prime Telerad Providers P. Ltd.), Vibhooti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
4 Department of Neurology, Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Vibhooti Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Goutham Cugati
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Dr. Achanta Lakshmipathi Neurosurgical Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, VHS Medical Centre, Taramani, TTTI Post, Chennai - 600 113
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.85307
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An epidural location for lymphoma is observed in 0.1-6.5% of all the lymphomas. Primary spinal epidural lymphoma (PSEL) is a subset of lymphomas, where there are no other recognizable sites of lymphomas at the time of diagnosis. The incidence of this subset of lymphomas is much less. It, however, is increasingly diagnosed, due to the increased use of more sensitive imaging modalities. For the electronic search, Pubmed was used to identify journals that enlisted and enumerated PSEL from 1961 to January 2011. The following combination of terms: "primary," "spinal," "epidural," and "lymphoma" were used. The most significant articles and their bibliographies were analyzed by the authors. The symptoms, pathogenesis, diagnostic workup, histopathology, treatment, and outcome have been analyzed in a systematic manner |
