Department of Paediatrics, Centro Hospitalar Conde de S. Januario, Macao
KC Chow ( 鄒琴清 ) MD
Department of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
GCF Chan ( 陳志峰 ) MD, FHKAM
SY Ha ( 夏修賢 ) FRCP, FHKAM
YL Lau ( 劉宇隆 ) MD, FHKAM
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
PL Khong ( 孔碧蘭 ) FRCR, FHKAM
Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
TWH Shek ( 石維雄 ) FRCP, FHKAM
Correspondence to: Dr GCF Chan
Received April 18, 2007
Ki-1-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a common form of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in children with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Uncommonly, it presents as a paraspinal tumour with spinal cord compression. Only a limited number of cases with similar presentation have so far been reported in the English literature. We reported a boy with paraspinal Ki-1-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma initially presented with paraplegia. The patient achieved complete remission with chemotherapy plus local irradiation and regained full function with no residual neurological deficit.
