Primary sacral lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature

Turk Neurosurg. 2011;21(4):659-62.

Abstract

Aim: Primary sacral lymphoma is rare. It usually presents in elderly males as low back ache and radiculopathy.

Case report: We hereby report a case of primary sacral lymphoma in a 53-year-old male who presented with low back pain. Imaging showed a sacral lesion which on histopathology proved to be a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of B cell lineage.

Material and methods: The case is presented for its rarity and for the reason that it mimicked a primary bone tumor. Its recognition is important because it has an excellent prognosis.

Conclusion: Primary sacral epidural lymphoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a sacral mass.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Low Back Pain / pathology
  • Low Back Pain / surgery
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sacrum / pathology*
  • Sacrum / surgery
  • Spinal Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Spinal Neoplasms / surgery