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[Medullary compression by Burkitt lymphoma. Analysis of 7 cases]
1Service de Rééducation Fonctionnelle, CHU de Yopougon, 21 BP 632, Abidjan 21, République de Côte d'Ivoire.
Objectives:
Burkitt's lymphoma is one of the possible cause of spinal cord compression. We defined the surgical approach in this rare localization of Burkitt's lymphoma.
Patients And Methods:
We report 7 cases of spinal cord compression secondary to Burkitt's lymphoma treated at the Yopougon University Hospital from October 1990 to October 1994.
Results:
Mean age of the patients was 15.4 years, range 8 to 28 years. Five of the 7 patients were children. Surgery was both a diagnostic and therapeutic emergency in this rare but serious localization of Burkitt's disease, which remains highly chemosensitive.
Conclusion:
Surgical management is warranted if Burkitt's lymphoma is revealed by spinal cord compression or if there is a primary spinal epidural localization.