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Oishi M, Hayashi Y, Sasagawa Y, Oikawa N, Nakada M. Syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone as an initial sign of primary central nervous system lymphomas in the hypothalamus. Acta Neurol Belg 2022; 123:415-422. [PMID: 35716313 DOI: 10.1007/s13760-022-01985-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) rarely originates in the hypothalamus. Hypothalamic PCNSL can present with various symptoms specific to dysfunction of the hypothalamus, including consciousness disturbance, cognitive impairment, hypopituitarism, and diabetes insipidus (DI). However, it remains unclear whether syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) can present as an initial sign of hypothalamic PCNSL. METHODS Ninety-nine patients with PCNSL were diagnosed between January 2006 and December 2020 at our institutes. The initial symptoms and signs, hypothalamic-pituitary functions, serum sodium (Na) value, Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score on admission, and duration from onset to diagnosis were retrospectively investigated from the medical charts. RESULTS Eight and 91 patients had hypothalamic PCNSL (hypothalamic group) and PCNSL located in other regions (control group), respectively. Patients' pathological diagnoses were diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (97 patients) and intravascular lymphoma (two patients). Six patients presented with hyponatremia derived from SIADH or suspected SIADH, and one presented with DI. Statistically significant differences between the hypothalamic and control groups were detected only in the preoperative serum Na values and KPS scores. CONCLUSION SIADH can be an initial presentation of hypothalamic PCNSL. Early detection of hypothalamic PCNSL from SIADH may lead to proper management and improved prognosis.
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- Masahiro Oishi
- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.,Department of Neurosurgery, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Kahoku, Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan
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Cheng L, Zhu H, Wang J, Wang G, Ma X, Zhao K, Wang J, Shu K. Clinical Features, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Primary Intraventricular Lymphoma: Insights From a Monocentric Case Series. Front Neurol 2022; 13:920505. [PMID: 35734472 PMCID: PMC9207404 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.920505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective Primary ventricular lymphoma (PVL) is an extremely rare and commonly misdiagnosed disease. Previous studies were predominantly case reports, and literature regarding the diagnosis and treatment of PVL is limited. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of patients with PVL. Methods The data of patients with pathologically confirmed PVL were assessed. Epidemiological data, imaging findings, surgery, pathological results, and prognosis were retrospectively analyzed. A systematic review of relevant literature was also conducted. Results A total of eight patients with PVL were identified. The main symptom was increased intracranial pressure. Radiographically, five patients had single lesion and three had multiple lesions; typical findings on magnetic resonance imaging included hypointensity on T1- and T2-weighted imaging, adjacent brain edema, and homogeneous enhancement on contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. Preoperatively, six cases were misdiagnosed and two cases did not get a definite diagnosis. Craniotomy was performed on all patients, and four achieved gross total resection. Hydrocephalus was relieved after surgical resection in four patients. Pathology revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in all patients. Only one patient had a severe complication. A total of three patients received concomitant adjuvant treatment, whereas five patients refused any adjuvant therapy. At the time of follow-up, the median survival time of patients was 15 months. Conclusion Primary ventricular lymphoma mainly presented with symptoms of increased intracranial pressure and had several imaging characteristics for the diagnosis, but the condition still tends to be misdiagnosed. Surgical resection is a feasible treatment for patients with isolated nodules, especially those with acute obstructive hydrocephalus.
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Durand A, Keenihan E, Schweizer D, Maiolini A, Guevar J, Oevermann A, Gutierrez-Quintana R. Clinical and magnetic resonance imaging features of lymphoma involving the nervous system in cats. J Vet Intern Med 2022; 36:679-693. [PMID: 35048412 PMCID: PMC8965233 DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Lymphoma is the most common spinal cord neoplasm and second most common intracranial tumor in cats, but description of specific magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features is lacking. Objective Describe the clinical and MRI features of lymphoma affecting the central (CNS) or peripheral (PNS) nervous system or both in cats. Animals Thirty‐one cats with confirmed cytological or histopathological diagnosis or both of lymphoma involving the CNS or PNS or both, and MRI findings of the lesions. Methods Multicenter retrospective descriptive study. Signalment and medical information were recorded. Magnetic resonance imaging findings were reviewed by 3 observers following a list of predefined criteria and consensus was sought. Frequency distributions of the different categorical data were reported. Results Median duration of clinical signs at time of presentation was 14 days (range, 1‐90). Neurological examination was abnormal in 30/31 cats. On MRI, lesions affecting the CNS were diagnosed in 18/31 cats, lesions in both CNS and PNS in 12/31, and lesions in the PNS only in 1/31. Intracranial lesions were diagnosed in 22 cats (extra‐axial, 7/22; intra‐axial, 2/22; mixed, 13/22), and spinal lesions were diagnosed in 12 (6/12 involving the conus medullaris and lumbosacral plexuses). Infiltration of adjacent extra‐neural tissue was present in 11/31 cases. Contrast enhancement was seen in all lesions, being marked in 25/30. Meningeal enhancement was present in all but 2 cases. Several distinct MRI patterns were observed. Conclusions and Clinical Importance Nervous system lymphoma in cats has a wide range of MRI features, of which none is pathognomonic. However, together with clinical data and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, MRI may provide a strong tentative antemortem diagnosis.
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- Alexane Durand
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Research and Veterinary Public Health, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Shin DW, Kim JH, Kim YH, Cho YH, Hong SH. Primary central nervous system lymphoma involving the hypothalamic-pituitary axis: a case series and pooled analysis. J Neurooncol 2020; 147:339-349. [PMID: 32221784 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-020-03422-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) involving the hypothalamic-pituitary axis (H-P axis) is a rare intracranial neoplasm. We aimed to determine the unique characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with PCNSL at the H-P axis and review the literature. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the electronic medical records of patients with PCNSL in our institute from 2000 to 2017. We analyzed patient characteristics, clinicopathologic features, imaging results, and treatment outcomes. Furthermore, we searched the PubMed database and gathered more cases from published studies to analyze patient treatment outcomes. RESULTS A total of 488 patients were diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma at our institute. Seven (1.4%) patients had H-P axis involvement, five had diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, and two had mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. All patients had anterior pituitary lobe dysfunction, and two had posterior lobe dysfunction. The median progression-free survival (PFS) for seven patients was 29.0 (range: 0.9-48.1) months, and the 3-year survival rate was 42.9%. Pooled analysis included 45 patients. The median PFS for these patients was 7.0 months (0.9-52.0), and the 2-year survival rate was 20%. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that the patients with visual field defects had better prognosis (p = 0.0153 and 0.043, respectively). CONCLUSION PCNSL at the H-P axis is associated with a higher rate of pituitary dysfunction than other parasellar pathologies. PCNSL at the H-P axis has a worse treatment outcome than PCNSL at other sites. However, visual field defect is related to a favorable prognosis in these patients.
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- Dong-Won Shin
- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Pungnab-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Pungnab-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Pungnab-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Pungnab-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan, 388-1 Pungnab-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea
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Cellina M, Fetoni V, Baron P, Orsi M, Oliva G. Unusual primary central nervous system lymphoma location involving the fourth ventricle and hypothalamus. Neuroradiol J 2015; 28:120-5. [PMID: 25923685 DOI: 10.1177/1971400915576671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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A previously healthy 65-year-old man presented with a two-week history of weight loss, headaches, blurred vision, asthenia and quickly worsening walking impairment. He denied photophobia, neck stiffness, fever, nausea or vomiting.Neurological examination showed global motor slowing, tendency to fall asleep during the clinical examination, generalized weakness against resistance to head and limbs, and osteotendon reflexes present in the upper limbs, but not evoked in the lower limbs. No sensitive deficit or focal neurologic sign was recognizable.Non-contrast multislice computed tomography (MSCT) of the head was performed in the emergency department, showing diffuse periventricular white matter and thalamic mild hyperdensity.Lumbar puncture, blood tests, including serology for HIV and other infections, were negative.On the third day the patient, showing decreased consciousness, underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast medium injection. MRI revealed the presence of multiple pseudonodular avidly enhancing lesions, supra and infratentorial, crossing the midline, involving the ventricular system, including the fourth ventricle, with extension into the surrounding white matter, the corpus callosum, the thalamus and the hypothamalus.A stereotactic biopsy led to a diagnosis of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, primarily located in the central nervous system (PCNSL).After the completion of the first phase of treatment (immunotherapy with intravenous Rituximab and corticosteroid), the MRI showed a marked regression of tumor masses.
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- Radiology Department, A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Italy
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- Radiology Department, A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Italy
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- Radiology Department, A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Italy
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- Radiology Department, A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Italy
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Antic D, Smiljanic M, Bila J, Jankovic S, Todorovic M, Andjelic B, Mihaljevic B. Hypothalamic dysfunction in a patient with primary lymphoma of the central nervous system. Neurol Sci 2011; 33:387-90. [PMID: 21822693 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0726-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Accepted: 07/19/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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A 60-year-old woman with no previous history of chronic disease or malignancy presented with intense back and left leg pain and sleep disturbances. The patient had been treated unsuccessfully for the past 6 months with analgetics. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a soft tissue tumor in the L5-S1 region that involved the spinal canal, and a pathohistological analysis of the tumor specimen confirmed the presence of non-Hodgkin, diffuse large B cell lymphoma. After the diagnosis was confirmed, malaise, nausea, and vomiting developed. Multislice computed tomography of the endocranium showed focal infiltration of the hypothalamus and lateral ventricle; dissemination of a systemic lymphoma was excluded. Therapy was initiated as per the De Angelis protocol. After intravenous and intrathecal administration of metotrexate, the patient developed signs of central diabetes insipidus, which responded to therapy with an antidiuretic hormone analog. Despite the obvious infiltration of the hypothalamus, we cannot exclude an idiosyncratic effect of methotrexate on the central diabetes insipidus.
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- Darko Antic
- Clinic for Hematology, Clinical Center Serbia, Koste Todorovica 2, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Biasiotta A, Frati A, Salvati M, Raco A, Fazi M, D'Elia A, Cruccu G. Primary hypothalamic lymphoma in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: case report and review of the literature. Neurol Sci 2010; 31:647-52. [PMID: 20585820 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0338-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2009] [Accepted: 05/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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A 67-year-old female was admitted to our department with difficulty in speech, disorientation, memory loss and seizures. Blood laboratory tests revealed diabetes insipidus. This patient had been treated with steroids for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for 30 years. Due to this treatment neurological symptoms had been understated causing a long delay in performing ulterior researches. A brain MRI revealed a mass lesion in the hypothalamic area. A biopsy was performed and histopathological diagnosis was malignant large B cell lymphoma. Subsequently, she received methotrexate therapy but died of pneumonia during the second cycle. Primary central nervous system lymphoma in association with SLE is a rare occurrence but it should be considered in the diagnostic process when neurological symptoms occur. A brain MRI must be performed and corticosteroids should be interrupted. A biopsy of the cerebral mass lesion permits diagnosis and appropriate therapy may be administered.
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- Antonella Biasiotta
- Department of Neurological Sciences - Neurology, University of Rome Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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Takasu M, Takeshita S, Tanitame N, Tamura A, Mori M, Fujihara M, Ito K. Case report. Primary hypothalamic third ventriclular Burkitt's lymphoma: a case report with emphasis on differential diagnosis. Br J Radiol 2010; 83:e43-7. [PMID: 20139257 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/84426981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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A patient with primary Burkitt-type lymphoma of the central nervous system is presented. A hypothalamic-third ventricular tumour in a man 71 years of age was diagnosed histologically as Burkitt's lymphoma. Primary Burkitt's lymphoma of the hypothalamic region is extremely rare and has not been previously reported in adults.
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- M Takasu
- Department of Radiology, Hiroshima Redcross Hospital, 1-9-6 Sendamachi, Nakaku, Hiroshimashi 730-8619, Japan.
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