Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Involving Entire Ventricular System

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare tumor that accounts for <1%–4% of primary CNS tumor.([1]) PCNSLs are class of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas which are primarily of diffuse large B-cell origin (90%), with remaining being T-cell lymphoma (10%). Author report a rare case of P...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Hemant, Sharma, Achal, Sharma, Vinod, Singhvi, Shashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7057909/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32181185
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ajns.AJNS_94_16
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Sumario:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare tumor that accounts for <1%–4% of primary CNS tumor.([1]) PCNSLs are class of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas which are primarily of diffuse large B-cell origin (90%), with remaining being T-cell lymphoma (10%). Author report a rare case of PCNSL presenting as an intracranial mass involving the entire ventricular system, in an immunocompetent 36-year-old male with severe headache, decreased vision, and unsteady gait. The diagnosis was obtained by histopathological and subsequent immunohistochemistry.

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