Significance of bone marrow examination in the diagnostic process of paraspinal mass in children: A case report

摘要: Spinal cord compression is a rare but serious complication of non-Hodgkin lymphoma or leukemia. Biopsy the mass with without laminectomy would be necessary for diagnosis in patients presenting isolated paraspinal absence other overt clinical symptoms findings laboratory abnormalities that specifically suggest leukemia lymphoma. The authors describe 6-year-old girl spinal due to who had undergone surgical intervention; she was later shown have acute B-cell lymphoblastic A bone marrow aspiration should considered such avoid unnecessary intervention.