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Pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma as a rare cause of spinal cord injury: When lymphoma hides in the canal.

Daniele ZamaEgidio CandelaGennaro PaganoFrancesco VenturelliFraia MelchiondaFrancesco ToniMino ZucchelliAndrea Pession
Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)
Spinal cord compression in pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a rare presentation with potential diagnostic challenges. We report on two pediatric patients with NHL who exhibited myelopathy signs as initial presentation. Considering NHL as a differential diagnosis in pediatric patients presenting with spinal cord compression is crucial for optimizing the outcome of these patients.
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