International Journal of Neurorehabilitation

Marcos Fernández-Cuadros E

Publications

• Case Report
  Lumbosacral Plexopathy: Initial and Infrequent Manifestation of Relapsed Non- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  Author(s): Marcos Fernández-Cuadros E, Antonia Geanini-Yagüez, Javier Nieto-Blasco, Victoria Rivera-García E, Olga Pérez-Moro S and Gabriela Goizueta-San-MartínMarcos Fernández-Cuadros E, Antonia Geanini-Yagüez, Javier Nieto-Blasco, Victoria Rivera-García E, Olga Pérez-Moro S and Gabriela Goizueta-San-Martín
  
  Lymphoma is a blood tumor, with an incidence of 11 cases per 100,000 inhabitants being 25% Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and 75% non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Peripheral neurological involvement is very uncommon (1-5% of lymphomas) and the most are due to NHL. The mechanisms described in peripheral neurological involvement are extrinsic tumor compression, direct infiltration, chemoradiotherapy, infection or paraneoplastic autoimmunity. We report the case of a patient of 69 years with a history of NHL in complete remission with progressive symptoms of pain, weakness, paresthesia and hypoesthesia in right lower limb. After complementary tests, infiltrative lumbosacral plexopathy as the initial manifestation of relapse NHL was diagnosed. For this reason the patient underwent hematological and rehabilitation treatment, without clinical improvement from the functional point of view. We highlig.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-0281.1000188

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