Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation
Paravertebral malignant tumors constitute 4.8% of cancer cases in pediatric oncology and are mostly composed of neuroblastoma (46.4%) and soft tissue sarcomas (35.7%). We describe the case of a Caucasian 6-year-old boy who was admitted for middle back pain radiated to limbs and progressively increas...
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| author | C. Hoyoux P. Forget C. Piette M. F. Dresse B. Florkin L. Rausin A. Thiry |
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| description | Paravertebral malignant tumors constitute 4.8% of cancer cases in pediatric oncology and are mostly composed of neuroblastoma (46.4%) and soft tissue sarcomas (35.7%). We describe the case of a Caucasian 6-year-old boy who was admitted for middle back pain radiated to limbs and progressively increasing weakness of the legs, suggesting a spinal cord disease. The exploration revealed two paravertebral masses extending through the neural foraminae into the epidural space. The association with elevated serum neuron specific enolase suggested at first the diagnosis of neuroblastoma, but the pathological examination revealed a Burkitt's lymphoma. This is a rare location of sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma with neurologic syndrome as first symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e1dc95c76734e15a8aff88233c976da2025-02-03T06:07:56ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/891714891714Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual PresentationC. Hoyoux0P. Forget1C. Piette2M. F. Dresse3B. Florkin4L. Rausin5A. Thiry6Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPediatric Hematology-Oncology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPediatric Radiology, CHR Citadelle, Boulevard 12ème de Ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumPathology, CHR Citadelle, ULg, Boulevard 12ème de Ligne, 4000 Liege, BelgiumParavertebral malignant tumors constitute 4.8% of cancer cases in pediatric oncology and are mostly composed of neuroblastoma (46.4%) and soft tissue sarcomas (35.7%). We describe the case of a Caucasian 6-year-old boy who was admitted for middle back pain radiated to limbs and progressively increasing weakness of the legs, suggesting a spinal cord disease. The exploration revealed two paravertebral masses extending through the neural foraminae into the epidural space. The association with elevated serum neuron specific enolase suggested at first the diagnosis of neuroblastoma, but the pathological examination revealed a Burkitt's lymphoma. This is a rare location of sporadic Burkitt's lymphoma with neurologic syndrome as first symptoms.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/891714 |
| spellingShingle | C. Hoyoux P. Forget C. Piette M. F. Dresse B. Florkin L. Rausin A. Thiry Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_full | Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_fullStr | Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_short | Paravertebral Burkitt's Lymphoma in a Child: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_sort | paravertebral burkitt s lymphoma in a child an unusual presentation |
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