A Case of B-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Presenting with an Isolated Epidural Mass Treated Successfully with Radiotherapy Followed by United Kingdom Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (UKALL) Chemotherapy Protocol.
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BACKGROUND: B-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LBL) is an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that usually involves lymph nodes, skin and soft tissue. Bone marrow and peripheral blood are normally spared from involvement in the disease. B-LBL typically forms solid masses that have similar pathologic and immunophenotypic features to their liquid counterpart, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). The presentation of B-LBL with a solitary epidural mass at the cervical spine is very rare and the optimal treatment of such cases is unknown. Most of the literature on the management of B-LBL comes from small case series, pediatric patients, or as part of retrospective data that combine B-LBL with B-ALL cases. CASE PRESENTATION: The case presented herein is a unique presentation that was treated using three modalities, namely surgical resection, radiotherapy and consolidation with systemic chemotherapy, adopted from the United Kingdom acute lymphoblastic leukemia (UKALL14) protocol. CONCLUSIONS: The patient attained complete remission following the planned treatment and is still in remission for more than four and half years from the time of his initial diagnosis.