ABSTRACT
La cervicalgia es un motivo de consulta muy frecuente en la consulta médica. Se sabe que al menos un 15% de la población activa y hasta el 40% de los profesionales de riesgo la presentan. Por otro lado, el linfoma óseo primario es una patología muy poco frecuente (menos del 1% de todos los tumores óseos malignos) y la asociación entre ambos ha sido pocas veces descrita. Presentamos el caso clínico de un paciente con clínica compatible con cervicalgia de un mes de evolución, que al examen físico destacaba dolor a la palpación de apófisis espinosas C2-C6 y contractura trapezoidal que no cedía con tratamiento habitual. Posterior a estudios de imagen patológicos, se interviene quirúrgicamente realizando exéresis de cuerpo vertebral C4 y masa tumoral epidural anterior más biopsia compatible con linfoma difuso de células grandes B. Buena evolución al tratamiento quirúrgico y radioterapia
Neck pain is a common reason for seeking medical attention. It affects at least 15% of the labor force and up to 40% of individuals whose occupation is hazardous. On the other hand, primary bone lymphoma is a very rare disease (less than 1% of all malignant bone tumors), and the relationship between the 2 has rarely been mentioned. We report the case of a patient who had a 1-month history of neck pain. The main symptom was pain on palpation of C2-C6 cervical spinous processes and contracture of the trapezius muscle that did not cease with conventional treatment. Imaging studies indicated an abnormality. He underwent surgery and the results of vertebral biopsy were compatible with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. He was treated with radiotherapy with a good outcome
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Aged , Cervical Vertebrae , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/complications , Neck Pain/etiology , Spinal Neoplasms/complications , Cervical Vertebrae/diagnostic imaging , Cervical Vertebrae/surgery , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/diagnostic imaging , Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/surgery , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Neck Pain/surgery , Radiography , Spinal Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging , Spinal Neoplasms/surgeryABSTRACT
Neck pain is a common reason for seeking medical attention. It affects at least 15% of the labor force and up to 40% of individuals whose occupation is hazardous. On the other hand, primary bone lymphoma is a very rare disease (less than 1% of all malignant bone tumors), and the relationship between the 2 has rarely been mentioned. We report the case of a patient who had a 1-month history of neck pain. The main symptom was pain on palpation of C2-C6 cervical spinous processes and contracture of the trapezius muscle that did not cease with conventional treatment. Imaging studies indicated an abnormality. He underwent surgery and the results of vertebral biopsy were compatible with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. He was treated with radiotherapy with a good outcome.
