Spinal cord compression as tumor onset: an unusual case report of Hodgkin lymphoma in a teenager

• Main Authors: Giulia Salomone (Author), Milena La Spina (Author), Giuseppe Belfiore (Author), Gregoria Bertuna (Author), Laura Cannavò (Author), Stefano Catanzaro (Author), Salvatore D'Amico (Author), Mariaclaudia Meli (Author), Andrea Musumeci (Author), Lucia Salvatorelli (Author), Maria Grazia Scuderi (Author), Corrado Spatola (Author), Mariella Valenzise (Author), Andrea Di Cataldo (Author), Giovanna Russo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Spinal cord compression (SCC) is an uncommon, severe complication of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), occurring in 0.2% of cases at the onset and in 6% during disease progression. We present a teenager with SCC with clinical onset of HL; her pre-existing neurological abnormalities covered...