vertebra plana caused by malignant lymphoma (a case report)
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چکیده
vertebra plana is a radiological diagnosis that indicates complete compression of the vertebral body.(1,2) this condition was reported in langerhans cell histiocytosis including eosino-philic granuloma,(3, 12) ewing's sarcoma,(2,13,14) tuberculosis,(15,16) vertebral osteomyelitis,(17) aseptic necrosis,(18) aneurysmal bone cyst,(19) osteosarcoma,(20) neuroblastoma,(21) acute leu-kemia,(22) rhabdomyosarcoma(23) and some other diseases.(25-30) there have been rare reports of vertebra plana due to malignant lymphoma.(23,24) herein, we report a case of a 13 year-old boy with vertebra plana due to malignant lymphoma and describe his clinical manifestations, histological features, diagnosis, managment and clinical course.
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international journal of hematology-oncology and stem cell researchجلد ۱، شماره ۲، صفحات ۲۵-۲۸
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